PORAIYAHAT
Assembly seat no. 162 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
PRITHWI CHAND KISKU
INC
Elections held
5
1962–1990
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 5
Margin, 1972
7,213
20.33% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
PHJEDWARD MARANDI
- Votes
- 7,650
- Vote share
- 21.56%
- Behind by
- 7,213
Electors
97,898
Total votes polled
35,485
Valid votes
35,485
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.3%
Full result, 1972
7 candidates · 35,485 valid votes
PRITHWI CHAND KISKUINCwon
14,863
41.9%
EDWARD MARANDIPHJ
7,650
21.6%
CHUNKA HEMRAMBJS
6,039
17.0%
MARK KISKUIND
5,909
16.6%
PRASNA KUMAR SORENIND
443
1.3%
SURYAN MARANDIIND
318
0.9%
LAL MURMUJKP
263
0.7%
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
