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, 1996
NITISH KUMAR
SAP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1996
64,854
9.27% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDVIJAY KRISHNA
- Votes
- 2,95,302
- Vote share
- 42.19%
- Behind by
- 64,854
Electors
10,88,618
Total votes polled
6,99,891
Valid votes
6,99,891
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.3%
Full result, 1996
23 candidates · 6,99,891 valid votes
NITISH KUMARSAPwon
3,60,156
51.5%
VIJAY KRISHNAJD
2,95,302
42.2%
UMA YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
17,263
2.5%
PUNAM DEVIINC
9,403
1.3%
PRAMATAMA SINGHVJP
3,328
0.5%
RAM BALAK PRASADIND
2,044
0.3%
VIJAY NANDABDBM
1,801
0.3%
JAI SHANKAR PRASAD JHASHS
1,470
0.2%
PAWAN KUMARIND
1,127
0.2%
JITENDRA KR.SINGHIND
1,049
0.1%
CHANDESHWAR SHARMAIND
845
0.1%
PUNIA DEVIIND
716
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 23. 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
