POTKA
Assembly seat no. 289 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
SANATAN SARDAR
BJP
Elections held
7
1962–2000
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 7
Margin, 1980
2,612
7.34% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDSALKHAN MURMU
- Votes
- 9,734
- Vote share
- 27.35%
- Behind by
- 2,612
Electors
1,19,936
Total votes polled
35,596
Valid votes
35,596
NOTA votes
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Turnout
29.7%
Full result, 1980
7 candidates · 35,596 valid votes
SANATAN SARDARBJPwon
12,346
34.7%
SALKHAN MURMUIND
9,734
27.4%
SANATAN MAJHIINC(I)
9,482
26.6%
MAHANDAR CHANDRA SARDARSUC
2,901
8.2%
SUNARAM SARDARIND
604
1.7%
DHARMU CHARAN MURMUJKD
403
1.1%
ANAND KUMAR HEMBRAMIND
126
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MENKA SARDAR | BJP | 30,132 | 29.58% | KRISHNA MARDI | 8,897 |
| 1995 | HARI RAM SARDAR | JMM | 28,699 | 24.56% | BUDHARAM SOY | 4,744 |
| 1990 | HARI RAM SARDAR | JMM | 24,253 | 33.88% | MEGH LAL TUDU | 13,647 |
| 1985 | SONATAN SARDAR | INC | 13,937 | 32.83% | HARI RAM SARDAR | 6,007 |
| 1980 | SANATAN SARDAR | BJP | 12,346 | 34.68% | SALKHAN MURMU | 2,612 |
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 POTKA assembly constituency in 2000?
MENKA SARDAR (BJP) won POTKA in 2000, by a margin of 8,897 votes.
Which party has won POTKA the most times?
BJP, with 2 of the 7 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has POTKA gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won POTKA the most times?
HARI RAM SARDAR, with 2 wins between 1990 and 1995.
