POTKA
Assembly seat no. 289 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | BJPMENKA SARDAR | JMMKRISHNA MARDI | 8,897 | 8.73% | 12 | 51.9% |
| 1995 | JMMHARI RAM SARDAR | INCBUDHARAM SOY | 4,744 | 4.06% | 26 | 63.1% |
| 1990 | JMMHARI RAM SARDAR | BJPMEGH LAL TUDU | 13,647 | 19.07% | 17 | 43.1% |
| 1985 | INCSONATAN SARDAR | JMMHARI RAM SARDAR | 6,007 | 14.15% | 10 | 31.9% |
| 1980 | BJPSANATAN SARDAR | INDSALKHAN MURMU | 2,612 | 7.34% | 7 | 29.7% |
| 1977 | JNPSANATAN SARDAR | JKPSANATAN MANJNI | 10,391 | 35.80% | 7 | 27.0% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCMAJHI RASRAJ TUDU | JPKANURAM HANSDA | 141 | 0.92% | 6 | 22.3% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
