SHIKARPUR
Assembly seat no. 4 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
BHAGIRATHI DEVI
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2000
13,308
13.93% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
NCPSUBODH KUMAR
- Votes
- 22,069
- Vote share
- 23.09%
- Behind by
- 13,308
Electors
1,84,955
Total votes polled
95,565
Valid votes
95,565
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
51.7%
Full result, 2000
16 candidates · 95,565 valid votes
BHAGIRATHI DEVIBJPwon
35,377
37.0%
SUBODH KUMARNCP
22,069
23.1%
MATHURA RAMINC
10,794
11.3%
OM PRAKASH TOOFANIRJD
10,274
10.8%
MANTI RAMIND
3,344
3.5%
SITARAM PRASADIND
3,181
3.3%
KEDAR RAMCPI(ML)(L)
2,998
3.1%
THAKUR RAMCPI
2,007
2.1%
MISHRI RAMBSP
1,810
1.9%
PRABHU BAITHAIND
1,609
1.7%
SURESH RAMIND
541
0.6%
AJAY KUMARIND
434
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | BHAGIRATHI DEVI | BJP | 35,147 | 35.74% | SUBODH KUMAR | 5,254 |
| Feb 2005 | SUBODH KUMAR | NCP | 30,421 | 31.14% | BHAGIRATHI DEVI | 11,260 |
| 2000 | BHAGIRATHI DEVI | BJP | 35,377 | 37.02% | SUBODH KUMAR | 13,308 |
| 1995 | BHOLA RAM TOOFANI | JD | 33,792 | 33.88% | SUBODH KUMAR | 13,094 |
| 1990 | BHOLA RAM TOOFANI | JD | 41,817 | 58.32% | NARSINGH BAITHA | 16,356 |
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 SHIKARPUR assembly constituency in Nov 2005?
BHAGIRATHI DEVI (BJP) won SHIKARPUR in Nov 2005, by a margin of 5,254 votes.
Which party has won SHIKARPUR the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SHIKARPUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2005.
Who has won SHIKARPUR the most times?
BHAGIRATHI DEVI, with 2 wins between 2000 and 2005.
