POTKA
Assembly seat no. 289 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1962.
Winner, 1990
HARI RAM SARDAR
JMM
Elections held
7
1962–2000
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 7
Margin, 1990
13,647
19.07% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
BJPMEGH LAL TUDU
- Votes
- 10,606
- Vote share
- 14.82%
- Behind by
- 13,647
Electors
1,66,130
Total votes polled
71,581
Valid votes
71,581
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.1%
Full result, 1990
17 candidates · 71,581 valid votes
HARI RAM SARDARJMMwon
24,253
33.9%
MEGH LAL TUDUBJP
10,606
14.8%
NARESH KUMAR MUDMUIND
10,070
14.1%
SANATAN SARDARINC
8,068
11.3%
ASTIK SARDARCPI
5,919
8.3%
HIKIM CHANDRA TUDUJD
4,070
5.7%
GIOPI NATH SORENJKD
3,020
4.2%
RODEYA SORENIND
1,828
2.5%
KUCHAR CHAND MARDIIND
1,394
1.9%
MANJHI RASRAJ TUDUIND
831
1.2%
PRAFULLA SARDAARIND
460
0.6%
BIKAM TUDUJNPJP
304
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.
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.
