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, 1985
RAM BRIKSH CHAUDHARY
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1985
20,376
24.03% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
LKDSITARAM YADAV
- Votes
- 22,828
- Vote share
- 26.92%
- Behind by
- 20,376
Electors
1,53,124
Total votes polled
84,810
Valid votes
84,810
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.4%
Full result, 1985
11 candidates · 84,810 valid votes
RAM BRIKSH CHAUDHARYINCwon
43,204
50.9%
SITARAM YADAVLKD
22,828
26.9%
RAMSWARATH MISHRAJNP
7,530
8.9%
RAM SAJIWAN RAICPI
6,149
7.3%
MD. JAHOOR ALAM KHANBJP
3,159
3.7%
MAHFAJUR RAHMANIND
671
0.8%
MAHENDRA PASWANIND
461
0.5%
VIJAY PRASAD SAHIND
291
0.3%
PREMCHANDRA JHAIND
240
0.3%
ARUN KUMARIND
167
0.2%
RAMESHWAR MAHTOIND
110
0.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PUPRI assembly constituency in Nov 2005?
SHAHID ALI KHAN (JD(U)) won PUPRI in Nov 2005, by a margin of 6,662 votes.
Which party has won PUPRI the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has PUPRI gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2005.
Who has won PUPRI the most times?
SHAHID ALI KHAN, with 2 wins between 2005 and 2005.
