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SHIKARPUR

Assembly seat no. 4 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.

Winner, 1985
NARSINGH BAITHA
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1985
53,398
72.23% of valid votes

Result, 1985

Winner
Votes
61,222
Vote share
82.82%
Margin
53,398
Runner-up
JNPBHOLA RAM TUFANI
Votes
7,824
Vote share
10.58%
Behind by
53,398
Electors
1,26,891
Total votes polled
73,924
Valid votes
73,924
NOTA votes
Turnout
58.3%

Full result, 1985

7 candidates · 73,924 valid votes

1985 election →
NARSINGH BAITHAINCwon
61,222
82.8%
BHOLA RAM TUFANIJNP
7,824
10.6%
NATHUNI RAMLKD
2,179
3.0%
HIRA HARIJANIND
1,080
1.5%
RISHI RAMIND
792
1.1%
MUNI LAL RAMIND
426
0.6%
SUDAMA RAJRAIND
401
0.5%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 12 elections

View all 12
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
Nov 2005BHAGIRATHI DEVIBJP35,14735.74%SUBODH KUMAR5,254
Feb 2005SUBODH KUMARNCP30,42131.14%BHAGIRATHI DEVI11,260
2000BHAGIRATHI DEVIBJP35,37737.02%SUBODH KUMAR13,308
1995BHOLA RAM TOOFANIJD33,79233.88%SUBODH KUMAR13,094
1990BHOLA RAM TOOFANIJD41,81758.32%NARSINGH BAITHA16,356

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%16%33%49%65%19621967196919721977198019851990199520002005Turnout

Winning margin

0%20%40%61%81%19621967196919721977198019851990199520002005Margin

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