KHUNTI
Constituency no. 52 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called KHUNTI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1998
KARIYA MUNDA
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1998
39,949
8.63% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCSUSHILA KERKETTA
- Votes
- 1,60,457
- Vote share
- 34.66%
- Behind by
- 39,949
Electors
8,33,558
Total votes polled
4,62,980
Valid votes
4,62,980
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.5%
Full result, 1998
4 candidates · 4,62,980 valid votes
KARIYA MUNDABJPwon
2,00,406
43.3%
SUSHILA KERKETTAINC
1,60,457
34.7%
RAM DAYAL MUNDAJMM
58,548
12.7%
NIRAL ENEM HOROJKP
43,569
9.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Kariya Munda | BJP | 1,87,484 | 46.31% | Sushila Kerketta | 26,262 |
| 1998 | KARIYA MUNDA | BJP | 2,00,406 | 43.29% | SUSHILA KERKETTA | 39,949 |
| 1996 | KARIYA MUNDA | BJP | 1,38,765 | 33.20% | SUSHILA KERKETTA | 27,672 |
| 1991 | KARIA MUNDA | BJP | 1,23,583 | 36.02% | NIRAL ENEM HORO | 43,374 |
| 1989 | KARIA MUNDA | BJP | 1,10,580 | 33.18% | MIRAL ENEM HORO | 3,785 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
