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, 1995
YASWANT SINHA
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1995
20,143
16.89% of valid votes
Result, 1995
Runner-up
JDASHOK KUMAR SINGH
- Votes
- 32,474
- Vote share
- 27.23%
- Behind by
- 20,143
Electors
2,00,610
Total votes polled
1,19,246
Valid votes
1,19,246
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.4%
Full result, 1995
35 candidates · 1,19,246 valid votes
YASWANT SINHABJPwon
52,617
44.1%
ASHOK KUMAR SINGHJD
32,474
27.2%
R.P. RAJAINC
22,559
18.9%
SUDHIR KUMAR CHOUDHARYJMM
2,028
1.7%
HUSSAIN KASIM KACHCHIBSP
1,775
1.5%
BAIDHNATH SINGHJMMM
1,336
1.1%
RAJIV RANJAN MISHRASAP
856
0.7%
TRIDIV GHOSHCPI(ML)(L)
849
0.7%
RAJU MAHTOIND
745
0.6%
VIOLET KACHCHAPIND
638
0.5%
SRI RAM SAHUCSPJSD
453
0.4%
SACHIDANAND SINGHIND
413
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 35. 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
