BARH
Constituency no. 18 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called BARH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
VIJAY KRISHNA
RJD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2004
37,688
4.36% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
JD(U)NITISH KUMAR
- Votes
- 3,89,168
- Vote share
- 45.04%
- Behind by
- 37,688
Electors
12,42,851
Total votes polled
8,64,102
Valid votes
8,64,102
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.5%
Full result, 2004
8 candidates · 8,64,102 valid votes
VIJAY KRISHNARJDwon
4,26,856
49.4%
NITISH KUMARJD(U)
3,89,168
45.0%
ANANDI MAHTOBSP
16,240
1.9%
MITHILESH YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
12,940
1.5%
SATENDRA KUMAR SINGHIND
7,983
0.9%
SARBIND KUMARIND
4,810
0.6%
INDRA KUMAR SINGH CHANDAPURISP
4,563
0.5%
SANJAY KUMARRLD
1,542
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | VIJAY KRISHNA | RJD | 4,26,856 | 49.40% | NITISH KUMAR | 37,688 |
| 1999 | Nitish Kumar | JD(U) | 3,62,016 | 48.23% | Vijay Krishna | 1,335 |
| 1998 | NITISH KUMAR | SAP | 3,56,836 | 47.73% | VIJOY KRISHNA | 15,190 |
| 1996 | NITISH KUMAR | SAP | 3,60,156 | 51.46% | VIJAY KRISHNA | 64,854 |
| 1991 | NITISH KUMAR | JD | 4,16,275 | 59.18% | SIDHESHWAR PRASAD | 1,74,539 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above