PORAIYAHAT
Assembly seat no. 162 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
Winner, 1969
EDWARD MARANDI
PHJ
Elections held
5
1962–1990
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 5
Margin, 1969
3,179
10.67% of valid votes
Result, 1969
Runner-up
SSPCHUNKA HEMBROM
- Votes
- 8,030
- Vote share
- 26.96%
- Behind by
- 3,179
Electors
88,327
Total votes polled
29,787
Valid votes
29,787
NOTA votes
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Turnout
33.7%
Full result, 1969
5 candidates · 29,787 valid votes
EDWARD MARANDIPHJwon
11,209
37.6%
CHUNKA HEMBROMSSP
8,030
27.0%
SHIV CHARAN HANSDABJS
5,435
18.3%
DEVI SORENINC
4,484
15.1%
RAGDA MURMUIND
629
2.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | SURAJ MANDAL | JMM | 39,944 | 39.36% | JAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV | 17,106 |
| 1972 | PRITHWI CHAND KISKU | INC | 14,863 | 41.89% | EDWARD MARANDI | 7,213 |
| 1969 | EDWARD MARANDI | PHJ | 11,209 | 37.63% | CHUNKA HEMBROM | 3,179 |
| 1967 | M. MURMU | BJS | 7,071 | 25.98% | C. HEMBROM | 1,014 |
| 1962 | JADUNANDAN MURMU | INC | 12,514 | 48.58% | CHUNAKA HEMBROM | 2,472 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
