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, 2000
SITA RAM YADAV
RJD
Elections held
11
1967–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2000
1,079
0.85% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
JD(U)HABIB.A. BIRARI
- Votes
- 54,828
- Vote share
- 43.35%
- Behind by
- 1,079
Electors
2,05,866
Total votes polled
1,26,463
Valid votes
1,26,463
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.4%
Full result, 2000
8 candidates · 1,26,463 valid votes
SITA RAM YADAVRJDwon
55,907
44.2%
HABIB.A. BIRARIJD(U)
54,828
43.4%
RAM BRIKSH CHAUDHARYINC
12,255
9.7%
SADHU SHARAN DASCPI(ML)(L)
1,681
1.3%
ASHOK KUMARBJCR
605
0.5%
RAM BRIKSH CHAUDHARYIND
531
0.4%
DR. SURENDRA PD. PATELNCP
487
0.4%
SAMUA PASWANIND
169
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.
