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, 1998
MAHENDRA BAITHA
SAP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1998
45,743
8.49% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
JDPURNAMASI RAM
- Votes
- 1,86,176
- Vote share
- 34.57%
- Behind by
- 45,743
Electors
10,28,588
Total votes polled
5,38,621
Valid votes
5,38,621
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.4%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 5,38,621 valid votes
MAHENDRA BAITHASAPwon
2,31,919
43.1%
PURNAMASI RAMJD
1,86,176
34.6%
DASAI CHOUDHARYAIRJP
62,580
11.6%
SITA RAM PRASADINC
22,115
4.1%
NANDJI RAMCPI(ML)(L)
21,390
4.0%
NAND KISHOR RAMBSP
7,667
1.4%
SHAILENDRA PASWANLS
6,774
1.3%
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
