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Potka (ST)

Name: Potka (ST)
Address: IN

Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election 1995

185,313

Electors

116,866

Votes polled

63.06%

Turnout

4,744

Margin

Winner

Hari Ram Sardar

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Hari Ram Sardar Won Male	JMM	28,699	24.56%
2	Budharam Soy Male	INC	23,955	20.50%
3	Khela Ram Besra Male	BJP	22,706	19.43%
4	Shashadhar Hansda Male	CPI	7,447	6.37%
5	Naresh Kumar Murmu Male	JMM(M)	5,301	4.54%
6	Shyama Prasad Tudu Male	IND	4,181	3.58%
7	Kumar Krishna Murmu Male	JKP	4,167	3.57%
8	Sagen Hansda Male	JPP	4,063	3.48%
9	Kumar Chandra Mardi Male	IND	3,233	2.77%
10	Menka Sardar Female	IND	3,114	2.66%
11	Sanatan Sardar Male	IND	1,125	0.96%
12	Karu Ram Murmu Male	IND	1,118	0.96%
13	Astik Sardar Male	IND	1,073	0.92%
14	Birsa Hembrom Kumar Male	BPP	1,023	0.88%
15	Dinesh Sardar Male	IND	882	0.75%
16	Mohan Lal Sardar Male	IND	866	0.74%
17	Shankar Kalundia Male	IND	507	0.43%
18	Abhoy Shashi Ram Panthi Ram Male	IND	503	0.43%
19	Mrigendra Hansda Male	IND	489	0.42%
20	Anil Kumar Murmu Male	IND	478	0.41%
21	Fudan Hansda Male	IND	422	0.36%
22	Shiwan Singh Sardar Male	IND	377	0.32%
23	Sayanath Bhoomij Male	IND	368	0.31%
24	Upendra Nath Sardar Male	IND	278	0.24%
25	Anand Kumar Soren Male	IND	271	0.23%
26	Srikant Sardar Male	IND	220	0.19%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2000	Menka Sardar Female BJP	29.58%	Krishna Mardi Male JMM	20.84%
1995	Hari Ram Sardar Male JMM	24.56%	Budharam Soy Male INC	20.50%
1990	Hari Ram Sardar Male JMM	33.88%	Megh Lal Tudu Male BJP	14.82%
1985	Sonatan Sardar Male INC	32.83%	Hari Ram Sardar Male JMM	18.68%
1980	Sanatan Sardar Male BJP	34.68%	Salkhan Murmu Male IND	27.35%
1977	Sanatan Sardar Male JnP	55.10%	Sanatan Manjni Male JKP	19.30%
1962	Majhi Rasraj Tudu Male INC	33.67%	Kanuram Hansda Male JP	32.76%
1957	Supai Soren (ST) Male JHP	38.78%	Hardpada Singh (ST) Male INC	26.38%