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, 1998
NITISH KUMAR
SAP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1998
15,190
2.03% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
RJDVIJOY KRISHNA
- Votes
- 3,41,646
- Vote share
- 45.70%
- Behind by
- 15,190
Electors
10,93,635
Total votes polled
7,47,664
Valid votes
7,47,664
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.4%
Full result, 1998
10 candidates · 7,47,664 valid votes
NITISH KUMARSAPwon
3,56,836
47.7%
VIJOY KRISHNARJD
3,41,646
45.7%
BRIJ NANDAN YADAVJD
34,264
4.6%
SATYENDRA SINGHIND
3,717
0.5%
KAPILDEO PD. YADAVBJC
3,115
0.4%
JITENDRA THAKURLS
2,671
0.4%
VINDA CHAUHANIND
2,450
0.3%
RANVIR SINGHIND
1,052
0.1%
NAGENDRA PD. SINGHIND
984
0.1%
MADAN SHARMAIND
929
0.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BARH constituency in 2004?
VIJAY KRISHNA (RJD) won BARH in 2004, by a margin of 37,688 votes.
Which party has won BARH the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARH gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won BARH the most times?
NITISH KUMAR, with 4 wins between 1989 and 1998.
