TOPCHANCHI
Assembly seat no. 275 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH
INC
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 4
Margin, 1972
16,442
37.22% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
BJSPURNENDU NARAIN SINGH
- Votes
- 10,575
- Vote share
- 23.94%
- Behind by
- 16,442
Electors
90,204
Total votes polled
44,172
Valid votes
44,172
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.0%
Full result, 1972
6 candidates · 44,172 valid votes
SHANKAR DAYAL SINGHINCwon
27,017
61.2%
PURNENDU NARAIN SINGHBJS
10,575
23.9%
BARHAN DASIND
2,472
5.6%
JANKI PD. KEBATJKD
1,594
3.6%
M. A. ZAFAR ANSARINCO
1,416
3.2%
KAMESHWAR JHASOP
1,098
2.5%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH | INC | 27,017 | 61.16% | PURNENDU NARAIN SINGH | 16,442 |
| 1969 | PURNENDU NARAIN SINGH | JAP | 13,053 | 37.58% | P . N . SUR | 527 |
| 1967 | P. N. SINGH | IND | 23,608 | 56.15% | S. D. SINGH | 11,914 |
| 1962 | PURNENDU NARAYAN SINGH | SWA | 18,899 | 55.71% | MANORMA SINHA | 9,639 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
