BAGAHA
Constituency no. 1 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called BAGAHA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 8 results.
Winner, 2004
KAILASH BAITHA
JD(U)
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2004
65,375
11.45% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
LJNSPHIRALAL RAM
- Votes
- 1,72,614
- Vote share
- 30.24%
- Behind by
- 65,375
Electors
11,60,275
Total votes polled
5,70,822
Valid votes
5,70,822
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.2%
Full result, 2004
11 candidates · 5,70,822 valid votes
KAILASH BAITHAJD(U)won
2,37,989
41.7%
HIRALAL RAMLJNSP
1,72,614
30.2%
PURNAMASI RAMBSP
88,458
15.5%
NANDJI RAMCPI(ML)(L)
23,338
4.1%
MAHENDRA BAITHASAP
12,889
2.3%
RISHIJEE JANAPREMIIND
9,737
1.7%
TARKESHWAR PRASAD CHAURASIAABDBM
7,696
1.4%
ASESAR MANJHIIND
7,224
1.3%
SOHAN RAMJP
4,613
0.8%
SHAILENDRA PASWANAD
3,514
0.6%
SURENDRA KUMAR SWATANTRASP
2,750
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KAILASH BAITHA | JD(U) | 2,37,989 | 41.69% | HIRALAL RAM | 65,375 |
| 1999 | Mahendra Baitha | JD(U) | 2,61,498 | 45.86% | Purnamasi Ram | 54,751 |
| 1998 | MAHENDRA BAITHA | SAP | 2,31,919 | 43.06% | PURNAMASI RAM | 45,743 |
| 1996 | MAHENDRA BAITHA | SAP | 2,00,469 | 44.10% | BHOLA RAM TOOFANI | 56,072 |
| 1991 | MAHENDRA BAITHA | JD | 1,82,265 | 46.45% | KANCHAN BAITHA | 48,575 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above