Bihar Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1985. Winner: SAMARESH SINGH (BJP). Winning margin: 23.0%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMARESH SINGH✓ Winner | BJP | 35,834 | 44.8% |
| AKLU RAM MAHATO | LKD | 17,467 | 21.8% |
| GAYA SINGH | CPI | 10,747 | 13.4% |
| DINESH KUMAR CHOUBEY | INC | 7,952 | 9.9% |
| GAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSHU | IND | 1,030 | 1.3% |
| UMA SHANKER PANDE | IND | 624 | 0.8% |
| SURYA KANT RAY | IND | 584 | 0.7% |
| SUNDER PODDAR | IND | 542 | 0.7% |
| NIGAM ANSARI | IND | 427 | 0.5% |
| YOGESHWAR MAHATO | JMM | 420 | 0.5% |
| SATYANDRA KUMAR | IND | 382 | 0.5% |
| RAM SUWESH SHASTRI | IND | 325 | 0.4% |
| RAM CHANDRA BIRUWA | IND | 260 | 0.3% |
| RAKESH KUMAR | IND | 257 | 0.3% |
| D.P.MANDAL | IND | 222 | 0.3% |
| SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 213 | 0.3% |
| DEODEEP SINGH | IND | 182 | 0.2% |
| SHAILENDRA KUMAR LAKHPURIA | IND | 171 | 0.2% |
| SIDHAR MANJHI | IND | 171 | 0.2% |
| HALDAR MAHTO | IND | 166 | 0.2% |
| BARHU RAM | IND | 150 | 0.2% |
| PANCHIM BHASKAR | IND | 138 | 0.2% |
| ABDUL RAYUF | IND | 134 | 0.2% |
| DEVAN MANJHI | IND | 127 | 0.2% |
| NANNKU DAS | ICJ | 119 | 0.1% |
| SAMEERUDDIN ANSARI | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| SUBOSH KUMAR SEN | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| MOHAN LAL TANTI | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| SHARMA SINGH | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| SIDHESHWAR TEWARI | AIFB | 100 | 0.1% |
| LAKHI RAM MANJHI | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| RAVINDRA SHARMA | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| MATA PRASAD | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| TARKESHWAR DE | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| NARESH KUMAR SINHA | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| BHUBNESHWAR SINGH | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| BUDHAN RAM | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| MUKTESHWAR MAHTO | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| ASHOK KUMAR MAHTO | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| IBRAR AHMAD | IND | 42 | 0.1% |
| R.N.OJHA | IND | 42 | 0.1% |
| A.P.SHARMA | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
| T.N.TRIPATHY | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| MEHBOOB ALAM SIDDIQUE | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| MURARI LAL | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| VINAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
| SHEO VARDHAN SAHRMA | IND | 18 | 0.0% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | SAMARESH SINGH | IND | 48.7% | 31.8% |
| 1995 | AKLU RAM MAHATO | JD | 47.0% | 14.3% |
| 1990 | SAMARESH SINGH | BJP | 37.7% | 3.3% |
| 1985 | SAMARESH SINGH | BJP | 44.8% | 23.0% |
| 1980 | AKLU RAM MAHATO | JNP(SC) | 34.7% | 10.3% |
| 1977 | SAMARESH SINGH | IND | 22.7% | 0.5% |
| 1972 | NIRMALENDU BHATTACHARYA | CPI | 25.5% | 3.6% |
| 1969 | NIRMALENDU BHATTACHARYA | CPI | 41.4% | 19.3% |
| 1967 | R. N. SHARMA | INC | 32.3% | 0.3% |
| 1962 | LAKSHMINARAYAN MANJHI | INC | 36.5% | 4.9% |