LOHARDAGA
Assembly seat no. 315 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called LOHARDAGA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1980
INDRA NATH BHAGAT
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1980
18,270
50.49% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
BJPARUN ORAON
- Votes
- 7,178
- Vote share
- 19.84%
- Behind by
- 18,270
Electors
1,04,594
Total votes polled
36,188
Valid votes
36,188
NOTA votes
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Turnout
34.6%
Full result, 1980
4 candidates · 36,188 valid votes
INDRA NATH BHAGATINC(I)won
25,448
70.3%
ARUN ORAONBJP
7,178
19.8%
BIRBAL BHAGATCPI
3,021
8.3%
SAMEL HOROIND
541
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | SADHANU BHAGAT | BJP | 16,979 | 35.20% | INDRA NATH BHAGAT | 848 |
| 1995 | SADHNU BHAGAT | BJP | 28,084 | 31.00% | INDRA NATH BHAGAT | 2,558 |
| 1990 | INDRANATH BHAGAT | INC | 19,878 | 32.76% | CHANDRA KISHORE ORAON | 5,040 |
| 1985 | INDRA NATH BHAGAT | INC | 27,847 | 71.59% | LALU ORAON | 21,761 |
| 1980 | INDRA NATH BHAGAT | INC(I) | 25,448 | 70.32% | ARUN ORAON | 18,270 |
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 LOHARDAGA assembly constituency in 2000?
SADHANU BHAGAT (BJP) won LOHARDAGA in 2000, by a margin of 848 votes.
Which party has won LOHARDAGA the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has LOHARDAGA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won LOHARDAGA the most times?
INDRANATH BHAGAT, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1990.
