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BARHI

Assembly seat no. 263 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.

Winner, 1977
LALITA RAJYA LAKSHMI
JNP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1977
16,016
44.14% of valid votes

Result, 1977

Winner
Votes
21,613
Vote share
59.56%
Margin
16,016
Runner-up
INCMATINUL HASAN
Votes
5,597
Vote share
15.42%
Behind by
16,016
Electors
84,564
Total votes polled
36,288
Valid votes
36,288
NOTA votes
Turnout
42.9%

Full result, 1977

8 candidates · 36,288 valid votes

1977 election →
LALITA RAJYA LAKSHMIJNPwon
21,613
59.6%
MATINUL HASANINC
5,597
15.4%
RAMESHWAR PRASAD MAHTHAIND
3,152
8.7%
TOKHAN GOPEIND
2,391
6.6%
RAEESH AHMAD KHANIND
2,139
5.9%
PRAHLAD SINGHIND
1,023
2.8%
SARYU BHAGATIND
224
0.6%
SAHDEO GOPEIND
149
0.4%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 10 elections

View all 10
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2000MANOJ KUMAR YADAVINC72,44367.25%MAHAVEER SAHU52,460
1995MANOJ KR. YADAVINC38,79042.32%MAHABIR SAHU23,643
1990RAM LAKHAN SINHACPI22,41434.26%MANOJ KU. YADAV6,203
1985NIRANJAN PRASAD SINGHINC12,08227.02%RAM LAKHAN SINGH104
1980NIRANJAN PRASAD SINGHINC(I)12,29830.42%RAM LAKHAN SINGH2,501

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%19%38%57%76%1962196719691972197719801985199019952000Turnout

Winning margin

0%14%29%43%57%1962196719691972197719801985199019952000Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the BARHI assembly constituency in 2000?

MANOJ KUMAR YADAV (INC) won BARHI in 2000, by a margin of 52,460 votes.

Which party has won BARHI the most times?

INC, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has BARHI gone to the polls?

10 times, from 1962 to 2000.

Who has won BARHI the most times?

NIRANJAN PRASAD SINGH, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1985.

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