PIPRA
Assembly seat no. 17 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1990
SAHDEV PASWAN
JD
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1990
15,207
19.33% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
INCNAND LAL CHAUDHARY
- Votes
- 19,593
- Vote share
- 24.90%
- Behind by
- 15,207
Electors
1,33,686
Total votes polled
78,677
Valid votes
78,677
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.9%
Full result, 1990
7 candidates · 78,677 valid votes
SAHDEV PASWANJDwon
34,800
44.2%
NAND LAL CHAUDHARYINC
19,593
24.9%
JAI LAL RAMBJP
11,325
14.4%
KRISHAN NANDAN PASWANCPI
10,318
13.1%
GONUR RAMIND
1,405
1.8%
SHAMBHU NATH SUMANIND
673
0.9%
SHATRUGHAN RAMBSP
563
0.7%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PIPRA assembly constituency in Nov 2005?
KRISHNANANDAN PASWAN (BJP) won PIPRA in Nov 2005, by a margin of 10,479 votes.
Which party has won PIPRA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PIPRA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2005.
Who has won PIPRA the most times?
NAND LAL CHAUDHARY, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1985.
