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, 1990
SITA RAM YADAV
JD
Elections held
11
1967–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1990
9,760
8.60% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
INCRAM BRIKASH CHAUDHARY
- Votes
- 33,640
- Vote share
- 29.64%
- Behind by
- 9,760
Electors
1,78,675
Total votes polled
1,13,485
Valid votes
1,13,485
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.5%
Full result, 1990
15 candidates · 1,13,485 valid votes
SITA RAM YADAVJDwon
43,400
38.2%
RAM BRIKASH CHAUDHARYINC
33,640
29.6%
HABIB AHMAD BIRARIIND
30,387
26.8%
SHIVAJI MANJHIIND
3,072
2.7%
RUP LAL PASWANIND
899
0.8%
SANJIVA KUMARIND
440
0.4%
RAM BAHADUR PASWANIND
374
0.3%
PREM CHANDRA JHAIND
357
0.3%
RAMSUFAL RAIIND
268
0.2%
HANSU PASWANIND
177
0.2%
TAPESHWAR RAIIND
147
0.1%
HANUMAN PD. SHARMAIND
124
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
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
