BHAGALPUR
Constituency no. 26 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called BHAGALPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1999
Subodh Ray
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 16
Margin, 1999
45,540
6.80% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJPPrabhash Chandra Tiwari
- Votes
- 2,75,619
- Vote share
- 41.15%
- Behind by
- 45,540
Electors
12,32,833
Total votes polled
6,69,871
Valid votes
6,69,871
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.3%
Full result, 1999
12 candidates · 6,69,871 valid votes
Subodh RayCPMwon
3,21,159
47.9%
Prabhash Chandra TiwariBJP
2,75,619
41.1%
Dilip Kumar SinhaNCP
26,722
4.0%
Ratan MandalBJCR
21,907
3.3%
Shankar BindBSP
9,715
1.4%
Awdhesh JhaIND
5,324
0.8%
Faiyaj BhagalpuriJD(S)
2,725
0.4%
Das Shankar Kumar Jogendra MohanSHS
2,420
0.4%
Yugal MandalAJBP
1,228
0.2%
Indradeo DasRLD
1,104
0.2%
Chunchun Prasad YadavIND
1,060
0.2%
Vijay YadavIND
888
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AJAY KUMAR MANDAL | JD(U) | 5,36,031 | 50.38% | AJEET SHARMA | 1,04,868 |
| 2019 | AJAY KUMAR MANDAL | JD(U) | 6,18,254 | 59.30% | SHAILESH KUMAR ALIAS VULO MANDAL | 2,77,630 |
| 2014 | SHAILESH KUMAR URPH BULO MANDAL | RJD | 3,67,623 | 37.74% | SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN | 9,485 |
| 2009 | SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN | BJP | 2,28,384 | 36.30% | SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | 55,811 |
| 2004 | SUSHIL KUMAR MODI | BJP | 3,45,151 | 45.58% | SUBODH RAY | 1,17,853 |
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 BHAGALPUR constituency in 2024?
AJAY KUMAR MANDAL (JD(U)) won BHAGALPUR in 2024, by a margin of 1,04,868 votes.
Which party has won BHAGALPUR the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BHAGALPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won BHAGALPUR the most times?
BHAGWAT JHA AZAD, with 4 wins between 1962 and 1984.
