Bihar · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1985

Bokaro

1951 1957 1962 1967 1969 1972 1977 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 (Feb)2005 (Oct)2010 2015 2020 2025

Winner — 1985

SAMARESH SINGH

BJP· BJP

BJP 44.8%LKD 21.8%45 others 33.4%

Votes

35,834

44.8% share

Winning margin

18,367

23.0% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

39.4%

of 2,03,169

Bokaro is a safe seat — SAMARESH SINGH won by 23.0%.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1980 vs 1985

All Candidates

47 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	SAMARESH SINGH	BJP BJP	35,834	44.8%
2	AKLU RAM MAHTO	LKD Lok Dal	17,467	21.8%	Inc
3	GAYA SINGH	CPI Left	10,747	13.4%	DL
4	DINESH KUMAR CHOUBEY	INC INC	7,952	9.9%	DL
5	GAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSHU	IND	1,030	1.3%	DL
6	UMA SHANKER PANDE	IND	624	0.8%	DL
7	SURYA KANT RAY	IND	584	0.7%	DL
8	SUNDER PODDAR	IND	542	0.7%	DL
9	NIGAM ANSARI	IND	427	0.5%	DL
10	YOGESHWAR MAHTO	JMM	420	0.5%	DL
11	SATYANDRA KUMAR	IND	382	0.5%	DL
12	RAM SUWESH SHASTRI	IND	325	0.4%	DL
13	RAM CHANDRA BIRUWA	IND	260	0.3%	DL
14	RAKESH KUMAR	IND	257	0.3%	DL
15	D.P.MANDAL	IND	222	0.3%	DL
16	SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA	IND	213	0.3%	DL
17	DEODEEP SINGH	IND	182	0.2%	DL
18	SHAILENDRA KUMAR LAKHPURIA	IND	171	0.2%	DL
19	SIDHAR MANJHI	IND	171	0.2%	DL
20	HALDAR MAHTO	IND	166	0.2%	DL
21	BARHU RAM	IND	150	0.2%	DL
22	PANCHIM BHASKAR	IND	138	0.2%	DL
23	ABDUL RAYUF	IND	134	0.2%	DL
24	DEWAN MANJHI	IND	127	0.2%	DL
25	NANNKU DAS	ICJ	119	0.1%	DL
26	SAMEERUDDIN ANSARI	IND	119	0.1%	DL
27	SUBOSH KUMAR SEN	IND	111	0.1%	DL
28	MOHAN LAL TANTI	IND	109	0.1%	DL
29	SHARMA SINGH	IND	107	0.1%	DL
30	SIDHESHWAR TEWARI	FBL	100	0.1%	DL
31	LAKHI RAM MANJHI	IND	96	0.1%	DL
32	RAVINDRA SHARMA	IND	72	0.1%	DL
33	MATA PRASAD	IND	69	0.1%	DL
34	TARKESHWAR DE	IND	66	0.1%	DL
35	NARESH KUMAR SINHA	IND	56	0.1%	DL
36	BHUBNESHWAR SINGH	IND	53	0.1%	DL
37	BUDHAN RAM	IND	52	0.1%	DL
38	MUKTESHWAR MAHTO	IND	52	0.1%	DL
39	ASHOK KUMAR MAHTO	IND	45	0.1%	DL
40	IBRAR AHMAD	IND	42	0.1%	DL
41	R.N.OJHA	IND	42	0.1%	DL
42	A.P.SHARMA	IND	39	0.1%	DL
43	T.N.TRIPATHY	IND	28	0.0%	DL
44	MEHBOOB ALAM SIDDIQUE	IND	28	0.0%	DL
45	MURARI LAL	IND	23	0.0%	DL
46	VINAY KUMAR SINGH	IND	20	0.0%	DL
47	SHEO VARDHAN SAHRMA	IND	18	0.0%	DL

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 Record The Place The State

A fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

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lean

23.0%

— NOT REPORTED

mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 31.8%

How contested is turnout?

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56%

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How crowded is the field?

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3.58

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How much NOTA?

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— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

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324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

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3.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 44.8%LKD 21.8%CPI 13.4%INC 9.9%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

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— NOT YET COMPUTED

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