Bahoriband
Winner — 2008
Bahoriband was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,674 votes separated winner from runner-up.
2 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. NISHITH PATEL | INC (UPA) | 25,822 | 21.2% |
| 2 | SHANKAR LAL SHANKAR MAHTO | BJSH | 24,148 | 19.8% |
| 3 | BHAI PRABHAT KUMAR PANDE (BADE BABBU) | IND | 23,530 | 19.3% |
| 4 | KUNWAR SAURABH SINGH | BSP | 17,681 | 14.5% |
| 5 | SAROJ BACHCHAN NAYAK | NDA | 8,956 | 7.3% |
| 6 | RUKAMANI DEVI MANJHI | 5,784 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | RAM SINGH | IND | 3,112 | 2.5% |
| 8 | MAHESH PRASAD | Samajwadi Party | 2,416 | 2.0% |
| 9 | KALLU RAJAK | IND | 1,895 | 1.6% |
| 10 | A.K.KHAN | 1,476 | 1.2% | |
| 11 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 1,362 | 1.1% |
| 12 | GOVIND MAHTO (LODHI) | IND | 1,162 | 0.9% |
| 13 | MANORAMA CHOUDHRY | IND | 1,144 | 0.9% |
| 14 | SUJEET YADAV | IND | 936 | 0.8% |
| 15 | ASHOK KUMAR (RAJU JAIN) | NDA | 829 | 0.7% |
| 16 | RATAN SINGH PENDRO | GMS | 677 | 0.6% |
| 17 | GIRANI LAL | IND | 506 | 0.4% |
| 18 | CHANDRABHAN | 408 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (82nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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8 locationsRuined temple near the sources of the Kiyan river
Ruined temple near the sources of the Kiyan river

Temple of Somnath and ruins of several temples
Temple of Somnath and ruins of several temples
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