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, Feb 2005
SHAHID ALI KHAN
JD(U)
Elections held
11
1967–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, Feb 2005
3,795
3.82% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDNAWAL KISHORE RAI
- Votes
- 31,426
- Vote share
- 31.62%
- Behind by
- 3,795
Electors
2,24,363
Total votes polled
99,393
Valid votes
99,393
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.3%
Full result, Feb 2005
15 candidates · 99,393 valid votes
SHAHID ALI KHANJD(U)won
35,221
35.4%
NAWAL KISHORE RAIRJD
31,426
31.6%
UMA SHANKAR GUPTALJP
11,503
11.6%
RAM PRAMOD SAHNIBSP
8,838
8.9%
SRINATH RAIIND
2,185
2.2%
SURESH RAIIND
1,966
2.0%
MANOJ KUMAR CHAUDHARYIND
1,142
1.1%
PAPPU KUMAR MISHRAIND
1,051
1.1%
VISHWANATH MISHRARLD
1,048
1.1%
MD. MOFEEZIND
1,011
1.0%
SADHU SHARAN DASCPI(ML)(L)
833
0.8%
SADHANI DEVIIND
820
0.8%
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
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.
