SARATH
Assembly seat no. 156 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1977
CHANDRA MOULESHWAR SINGH
JNP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1977
5,647
11.14% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
INDABBAYA CHARAH LAL
- Votes
- 12,609
- Vote share
- 24.88%
- Behind by
- 5,647
Electors
1,02,885
Total votes polled
50,672
Valid votes
50,672
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.3%
Full result, 1977
8 candidates · 50,672 valid votes
CHANDRA MOULESHWAR SINGHJNPwon
18,256
36.0%
ABBAYA CHARAH LALIND
12,609
24.9%
KAMEDO PRASAD SINGHINC
7,557
14.9%
M. FURKANIND
6,727
13.3%
GOVIND RAOIND
3,750
7.4%
SHYAM SUNDER BATHWALIND
1,193
2.4%
DHENA SORENIND
309
0.6%
AJIT KUMAR SINGHIND
271
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | SHASHANK SHEKHAR BHOKTA | JMM | 60,482 | 51.12% | UDAY SHANKAR SINGH | 13,466 |
| 1995 | UDAY SHANKAR SINGH | INC | 59,442 | 49.65% | ABU TALIB ANSARI | 20,663 |
| 1990 | UDAY SHANKER SINGH | INC | 44,887 | 46.40% | MD. ABUTAHIB | 16,834 |
| 1985 | UDAI SHANKER SINGH | IND | 31,164 | 41.91% | SHASHANK SHEKHER BHOKTA | 13,785 |
| 1980 | ASHAYA CHARAN LAL | JMM | 25,969 | 39.31% | UDAYA SHANKAR SINGH | 3,003 |
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 SARATH assembly constituency in 2000?
SHASHANK SHEKHAR BHOKTA (JMM) won SARATH in 2000, by a margin of 13,466 votes.
Which party has won SARATH the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SARATH gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won SARATH the most times?
SHASHANK SHEKHAR BHOKTA, with 1 win between 2000 and 2000.
