PIPRA
Assembly seat no. 17 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
KRISHNANANDAN PASWAN
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, Nov 2005
10,479
11.78% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
RJDSURENDRA KR. CHANDRA URF SATISH PASWAN
- Votes
- 32,760
- Vote share
- 36.83%
- Behind by
- 10,479
Electors
1,86,797
Total votes polled
88,950
Valid votes
88,950
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.6%
Full result, Nov 2005
8 candidates · 88,950 valid votes
KRISHNANANDAN PASWANBJPwon
43,239
48.6%
SURENDRA KR. CHANDRA URF SATISH PASWANRJD
32,760
36.8%
VISHWANATH PASWANLJP
4,714
5.3%
SURESH PASWANIND
2,788
3.1%
VEENA PASWANAJVD
1,986
2.2%
MALA DEVIBSP
1,640
1.8%
SAHDEO PASWANSP
1,063
1.2%
GANESH PASWANIND
760
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | KRISHNANANDAN PASWAN | BJP | 43,239 | 48.61% | SURENDRA KR. CHANDRA URF SATISH PASWAN | 10,479 |
| Feb 2005 | KRISHNA NANDAN PASWAN | BJP | 37,758 | 42.77% | SURENDRA KUMAR CHANDRA ALIAS SATISH | 11,863 |
| 2000 | SURENDRA KUMAR CHANDRA | RJD | 34,469 | 36.73% | KRISNANANDAN PASWAN | 10,767 |
| 1995 | SAHDEO PASWAN | JD | 46,700 | 55.91% | NANDLAL CHAUDHURY | 34,793 |
| 1990 | SAHDEV PASWAN | JD | 34,800 | 44.23% | NAND LAL CHAUDHARY | 15,207 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
