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Purnea
Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election 1985
127,404
Electors
72,481
Votes polled
56.89%
Turnout
9,074
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ajit Chandras
Won
Male
|
CPM | 34,790 | 48.00% |
| 2 |
Kamal Deo Narayan Sinha
Male
|
INC | 25,716 | 35.48% |
| 3 |
Nazrul Islam
Male
|
IND | 4,336 | 5.98% |
| 4 |
Guru Pd. Sah
Male
|
BJP | 1,998 | 2.76% |
| 5 |
Vishwa Nath Kejriwal
Male
|
JnP | 1,042 | 1.44% |
| 6 |
Syed Roashan Ali
Male
|
IND | 955 | 1.32% |
| 7 |
Kala Nand Singh
Male
|
IND | 614 | 0.85% |
| 8 |
Arif Rabbani
Male
|
IND | 507 | 0.70% |
| 9 |
Bhola Nath Alok
Male
|
IND | 457 | 0.63% |
| 10 |
Uma Kant Singh
Male
|
IND | 435 | 0.60% |
| 11 |
Ram Pravesh Pd. Singh
Male
|
IND | 370 | 0.51% |
| 12 |
Kritya Nand Sharma
Male
|
IND | 303 | 0.42% |
| 13 |
Bhagwan Das
Male
|
IND | 209 | 0.29% |
| 14 |
Krishna Deo Paswan
Male
|
IND | 192 | 0.26% |
| 15 |
Arun Prasad Sah
Male
|
IND | 188 | 0.26% |
| 16 |
Pradip N. Kuwar
Male
|
IND | 154 | 0.21% |
| 17 |
Surendra Jha
Male
|
IND | 127 | 0.18% |
| 18 |
Nasim Khan
Male
|
IND | 88 | 0.12% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Purnea Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |
Raj Kishore Keshri
Male
BJP
|
— |
Ram Charitra Yadav
Male
RJD
|
— |
| 2000 |
Raj Kishore Kesri
Male
BJP
|
26.02% |
Ramcharitra Yadav
Male
SP
|
15.94% |
| 1995 |
Ajit Sarkar
Male
CPM
|
30.57% |
Rajesh Ranjan
Male
SP
|
29.17% |
| 1990 |
Ajit Sarkar
Male
CPM
|
39.93% |
Ravindra Narayan Singh
Male
JD
|
12.69% |
| 1985 |
Ajit Chandras
Male
CPM
|
48.00% |
Kamal Deo Narayan Sinha
Male
INC
|
35.48% |
| 1980 |
Ajit Chand Sarkar
Male
CPM
|
45.00% |
Sharda Prasad Singh
Male
INC(I)
|
28.48% |
| 1977 |
Dev Nath Roy
Male
JnP
|
39.47% |
Kamal Deo Narayan Sinha
Male
INC
|
31.73% |
| 1972 |
Kamaldeo N. Sinha
Male
NCO
|
40.50% |
Badiuzzama
Male
IND
|
33.64% |
| 1969 |
Kamaldeo Narain Sinha
Male
INC
|
38.53% |
Badiuzzama
Male
PSP
|
30.66% |
| 1967 |
K.N. Sinha
Male
INC
|
34.55% |
M. Saifuddin
Male
IND
|
25.19% |
| 1962 |
Kamaldeo Narain Sinha
Male
INC
|
69.70% |
Moulana Syed Moinuddin Majahiri
Male
SOC
|
18.83% |
| 1957 |
Kamaldeo Narayan Sinha
Male
INC
|
61.60% |
Kamala Prasad Mahto
Male
IND
|
16.72% |
| 1951 |
Kamal Deo Narain Sinha
Male
INC
|
54.33% |
Deo Nath Rai
Male
SP
|
25.37% |