RANCHI
Assembly seat no. 306 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called RANCHI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1990
GULSHAN LAL AJMANI
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1990
21,206
20.24% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
JDHUSSAIN KASIM KACHHI
- Votes
- 28,354
- Vote share
- 27.06%
- Behind by
- 21,206
Electors
1,65,745
Total votes polled
1,04,796
Valid votes
1,04,796
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.2%
Full result, 1990
30 candidates · 1,04,796 valid votes
GULSHAN LAL AJMANIBJPwon
49,560
47.3%
HUSSAIN KASIM KACHHIJD
28,354
27.1%
JAI PRAKASH GUPTAINC
11,688
11.2%
MD. UMAR BHAIJKD
5,382
5.1%
SATYADEB SINGHIND
4,497
4.3%
SURENDRA SINGHIND
1,582
1.5%
DHARAM CHANDRA BAJAJJMM
1,349
1.3%
TARA NANDAN JHACPI
755
0.7%
VIMAL KUMAR BOSERSP
179
0.2%
MURLIDHAR PRASADPBI
152
0.1%
LAKSHMAN JHAIND
135
0.1%
HARIDAS VERMABSP
122
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 30. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | BJP | 56,445 | 54.96% | JAI SINGH YADAV | 36,209 |
| 1995 | YASWANT SINHA | BJP | 52,617 | 44.12% | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | 20,143 |
| 1990 | GULSHAN LAL AJMANI | BJP | 49,560 | 47.29% | HUSSAIN KASIM KACHHI | 21,206 |
| 1985 | JAI PRAKASH GUPTA | INC | 19,309 | 42.79% | NANI GOPAL MITRA | 6,437 |
| 1980 | GYAN RANGAN | INC(I) | 19,090 | 34.18% | NANI GOPAL MITRA | 5,782 |
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 RANCHI assembly constituency in 2000?
CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD SINGH (BJP) won RANCHI in 2000, by a margin of 36,209 votes.
Which party has won RANCHI the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has RANCHI gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won RANCHI the most times?
NANI GOPAL MITRA, with 2 wins between 1969 and 1977.
