PUPRI
Assembly seat no. 72 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PUPRI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.
Winner, Nov 2005
SHAHID ALI KHAN
JD(U)
Elections held
11
1967–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, Nov 2005
6,662
6.89% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
RJDRAM DULARI DEVI
- Votes
- 31,639
- Vote share
- 32.73%
- Behind by
- 6,662
Electors
2,18,345
Total votes polled
96,654
Valid votes
96,654
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.3%
Full result, Nov 2005
11 candidates · 96,654 valid votes
SHAHID ALI KHANJD(U)won
38,301
39.6%
RAM DULARI DEVIRJD
31,639
32.7%
RAM PRAMOD SAHNILJP
13,624
14.1%
KRISHNA DEV RAIBSP
2,485
2.6%
MAHTAB HUSAIN AZADIND
2,304
2.4%
ASHLAMIND
2,001
2.1%
SONE LAL SAHBVVP
1,534
1.6%
EHSANUL RAHMANIND
1,273
1.3%
SHAMBHU PRASADSP
1,259
1.3%
DHARAMNATH PASWANIND
1,222
1.3%
PAPPU KUMAR MISHRAIND
1,012
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | SHAHID ALI KHAN | JD(U) | 38,301 | 39.63% | RAM DULARI DEVI | 6,662 |
| Feb 2005 | SHAHID ALI KHAN | JD(U) | 35,221 | 35.44% | NAWAL KISHORE RAI | 3,795 |
| 2000 | SITA RAM YADAV | RJD | 55,907 | 44.21% | HABIB.A. BIRARI | 1,079 |
| 1995 | SITARAM YADAV | JD | 50,184 | 48.79% | RAM BRIKSHA CHOUDHARY | 18,707 |
| 1990 | SITA RAM YADAV | JD | 43,400 | 38.24% | RAM BRIKASH CHAUDHARY | 9,760 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
