BAGHA
Assembly seat no. 2 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2000
PURNAMASI RAM
RJD
Elections held
8
1977–2005
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 2 of 8
Margin, 2000
19,477
16.34% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INDKAILASH BAITHA
- Votes
- 39,191
- Vote share
- 32.88%
- Behind by
- 19,477
Electors
2,19,242
Total votes polled
1,19,183
Valid votes
1,19,183
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.4%
Full result, 2000
9 candidates · 1,19,183 valid votes
PURNAMASI RAMRJDwon
58,668
49.2%
KAILASH BAITHAIND
39,191
32.9%
NAND KISHORE CHAUDHARYSAP
13,232
11.1%
MANJU RAMINC
2,232
1.9%
SURESH RAMSP
2,050
1.7%
OMPRAKASH HAJRAIND
1,284
1.1%
VISHWANATH RAMIND
955
0.8%
JITENDRA BHARTIIND
887
0.7%
LALBIHARI RAMIND
684
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | PURNMASI RAM | JD(U) | 60,794 | 50.70% | NARSINGH BAITHA | 18,391 |
| Feb 2005 | PURNAMASI RAM | JD(U) | 59,151 | 48.99% | NARESH RAM | 31,670 |
| 2000 | PURNAMASI RAM | RJD | 58,668 | 49.23% | KAILASH BAITHA | 19,477 |
| 1995 | PURNAMASHI RAM | JD | 61,201 | 54.96% | KAILASH BAITHA | 39,779 |
| 1990 | PURANMASI RAM | JD | 56,207 | 69.11% | KAILASH BAITHA | 44,513 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BAGHA assembly constituency in Nov 2005?
PURNMASI RAM (JD(U)) won BAGHA in Nov 2005, by a margin of 18,391 votes.
Which party has won BAGHA the most times?
JD(U), with 2 of the 8 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has BAGHA gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1977 to 2005.
Who has won BAGHA the most times?
PURNAMASI RAM, with 2 wins between 2000 and 2005.
