BALIA
Constituency no. 19 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called BALIA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2004
SURAJ SINGH
LJNSP
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
CPI
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2004
76,227
12.05% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
CPISHATRUGHNA PRASAD SINGH
- Votes
- 1,57,642
- Vote share
- 24.93%
- Behind by
- 76,227
Electors
11,81,597
Total votes polled
6,32,343
Valid votes
6,32,343
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.5%
Full result, 2004
11 candidates · 6,32,343 valid votes
SURAJ SINGHLJNSPwon
2,33,869
37.0%
SHATRUGHNA PRASAD SINGHCPI
1,57,642
24.9%
RAMJIVAN SINGHJD(U)
1,18,706
18.8%
RAJVANSHI MAHTOSP
46,925
7.4%
GANESH YADAVBSP
17,730
2.8%
SHAHID AKHTARIND
17,612
2.8%
CHHATRAPATI YADAVIND
10,801
1.7%
AUNKUSHA BAHAIND
10,627
1.7%
UPENDAR DASAD
9,104
1.4%
KULDIP NARAYAN SINGH PATELSAP
5,038
0.8%
MAHBOOB ALAMKVSP
4,289
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SURAJ SINGH | LJNSP | 2,33,869 | 36.98% | SHATRUGHNA PRASAD SINGH | 76,227 |
| 1999 | Ramjivan Singh | JD(U) | 1,69,443 | 33.93% | Ashok Kumar | 12,032 |
| 1998 | RAJBANSHI MAHTO | RJD | 2,40,119 | 39.32% | SHATRAGHNA PD. SINGH | 52,484 |
| 1996 | SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINGH | CPI | 2,67,482 | 50.89% | RAM LAKHAN SINGH | 88,334 |
| 1991 | SURYA NARAYAN SINGH | CPI | 2,58,150 | 53.41% | SHYAM SUNDER SINGH DHIRAJ | 94,852 |
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 BALIA constituency in 2004?
SURAJ SINGH (LJNSP) won BALIA in 2004, by a margin of 76,227 votes.
Which party has won BALIA the most times?
CPI, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has BALIA gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won BALIA the most times?
SURYA NARAYAN SINGH, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1991.
