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, 1999
Mahendra Baitha
JD(U)
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1999
54,751
9.60% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDPurnamasi Ram
- Votes
- 2,06,747
- Vote share
- 36.25%
- Behind by
- 54,751
Electors
10,28,588
Total votes polled
5,70,270
Valid votes
5,70,270
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.4%
Full result, 1999
8 candidates · 5,70,270 valid votes
Mahendra BaithaJD(U)won
2,61,498
45.9%
Purnamasi RamRJD
2,06,747
36.3%
Kanchan BaithaCVP
56,561
9.9%
Nand Jee RamCPI(ML)(L)
28,208
5.0%
Surendra Kumar SwatantraBSP
6,275
1.1%
Lal Bihari RamIND
4,690
0.8%
Bishwanath RamIND
3,182
0.6%
Bisundayal BaithaRLD
3,109
0.6%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BAGAHA constituency in 2004?
KAILASH BAITHA (JD(U)) won BAGAHA in 2004, by a margin of 65,375 votes.
Which party has won BAGAHA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BAGAHA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won BAGAHA the most times?
MAHENDRA BAITHA, with 4 wins between 1989 and 1998.
