PUPRI
Constituency no. 12 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called PUPRI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1971
HARI KISHORE SINGH
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1971
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1971
85,033
20.91% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
BJSTAPESHWAR RAI
- Votes
- 1,34,488
- Vote share
- 33.07%
- Behind by
- 85,033
Electors
6,32,544
Total votes polled
4,06,683
Valid votes
4,06,683
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.3%
Full result, 1971
10 candidates · 4,06,683 valid votes
HARI KISHORE SINGHINCwon
2,19,521
54.0%
TAPESHWAR RAIBJS
1,34,488
33.1%
RAM KARAN SAHNISSP
18,843
4.6%
RATNESHWARI NANDAN SINGHIND
9,677
2.4%
NAGENDRA PD. SINGHPSP
7,495
1.8%
SHASHI RANJAN PRASAD SAHUPBI
6,032
1.5%
GANGADHAR PD. SINGIND
3,909
1.0%
RAMCHANDRA CHAUDHARIIND
3,166
0.8%
ASMLAM AZADIND
2,208
0.5%
RAM NANDAN RAIIND
1,344
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 2 of 2 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | HARI KISHORE SINGH | INC | 2,19,521 | 53.98% | TAPESHWAR RAI | 85,033 |
| 1962 | SASHIRANJAN PRASAD SAH | INC | 74,653 | 33.53% | HARI KISHORE SINGH | 18,772 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- INC2 wins
