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, 1991
NITISH KUMAR
JD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1991
1,74,539
24.81% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCSIDHESHWAR PRASAD
- Votes
- 2,41,736
- Vote share
- 34.37%
- Behind by
- 1,74,539
Electors
10,35,217
Total votes polled
7,03,370
Valid votes
7,03,370
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.9%
Full result, 1991
43 candidates · 7,03,370 valid votes
NITISH KUMARJDwon
4,16,275
59.2%
SIDHESHWAR PRASADINC
2,41,736
34.4%
BRAHMDEO PRASADIPF
18,691
2.7%
VINOD YADAVBJP
16,765
2.4%
KANHAIYA JAMADARIND
2,401
0.3%
KAPILDEO PRASADIND
1,182
0.2%
PHULCHAND SINGHJP
1,051
0.1%
AMARKANT PASWANIND
742
0.1%
VIJAY ANANDDBM
487
0.1%
RAM NARESH SINGHIND
325
0.1%
AROON PRASADSOPL
277
0.0%
RAMESHWAR DASIND
261
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 43. The full list is in the API.
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
