Back to Bihar 1977 map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 266 · 1977

Barkagaon

1951195719621967196919721977198019851990199520002005 (Feb)2005 (Oct)2010201520202025

Winner — 1977

KAILASH PATI SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.7%CPI 32.1%9 others 21.2%
Votes
23,974
46.7% share
Winning margin
7,469
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
48.5%
of 1,05,840

A clear win with a 14.6% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1972 vs 1977

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAILASH PATI SINGH
JNP
Janata
23,97446.7%
2
RAMENDRA KUMAR
CPI
Left
16,50532.1%
3
GURUDYAL MAHTO
IND
4,4848.7%
4
RAMCHANRAN MAHTO
IND
2,0784.0%
5
GOPAL MAHTO
IND
1,1942.3%
6
GIRJA SHANKAR
IND
9851.9%
7
BIRENDRA NATH SINGH
IND
7141.4%
8
RAJESHWAR SINGH
IND
5691.1%
9
JOSEPH ANIL KUMAR
IND
3860.8%
10
WASANTI DEVI
IND
3530.7%
11
VIJAY KUMAR LAL
IND
1010.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 19.0% · min 3.9% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
47%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.47
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.7%CPI 32.1%IND 8.7%OTH 12.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25
ID: BR-266·View all Bihar 1977 seats →