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, 1985
INDRA NATH BHAGAT
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1985
21,761
55.95% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPLALU ORAON
- Votes
- 6,086
- Vote share
- 15.65%
- Behind by
- 21,761
Electors
1,09,543
Total votes polled
38,896
Valid votes
38,896
NOTA votes
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Turnout
35.5%
Full result, 1985
8 candidates · 38,896 valid votes
INDRA NATH BHAGATINCwon
27,847
71.6%
LALU ORAONBJP
6,086
15.7%
SADHNU BHAGATIND
1,462
3.8%
BIRBAL BHAGATCPI
1,386
3.6%
RAYMOND MINZJNP
1,126
2.9%
ARUN ORAONIND
405
1.0%
PRITHWINATH SINGHIND
370
0.9%
KARMA ORAONIND
214
0.6%
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.
