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, 1962
SASHIRANJAN PRASAD SAH
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1971
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1962
18,772
8.43% of valid votes
Result, 1962
Runner-up
PSPHARI KISHORE SINGH
- Votes
- 55,881
- Vote share
- 25.10%
- Behind by
- 18,772
Electors
4,15,653
Total votes polled
2,22,657
Valid votes
2,22,657
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.6%
Full result, 1962
5 candidates · 2,22,657 valid votes
SASHIRANJAN PRASAD SAHINCwon
74,653
33.5%
HARI KISHORE SINGHPSP
55,881
25.1%
NASIRUDDIN HAIDER KHANSWA
53,360
24.0%
THAKUR PRASAD SINGHIND
26,521
11.9%
YOGENDRA PRASAD SINGHSOC
12,242
5.5%
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
