HAZARIBAGH
Constituency no. 48 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called HAZARIBAGH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1998
YASHWANT SINHA
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1998
1,63,506
23.62% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
CPIBHUWANESHWAR PD.MEHTA
- Votes
- 1,59,777
- Vote share
- 23.08%
- Behind by
- 1,63,506
Electors
12,13,735
Total votes polled
6,92,145
Valid votes
6,92,145
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.0%
Full result, 1998
8 candidates · 6,92,145 valid votes
YASHWANT SINHABJPwon
3,23,283
46.7%
BHUWANESHWAR PD.MEHTACPI
1,59,777
23.1%
TEKLAL MAHTOJMMM
1,40,053
20.2%
DEOKI NANDAN VEDIACPI(ML)(L)
30,083
4.3%
PRATIMA DEVIJMM
28,964
4.2%
ARJUN RAMIND
4,280
0.6%
UMESH KUMAR CHOUBEYAJBP
3,755
0.5%
MAHENDRA RAMIND
1,950
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Yashwant Sinha | BJP | 2,83,956 | 47.98% | Akalu Ram Mahto | 1,82,642 |
| 1998 | YASHWANT SINHA | BJP | 3,23,283 | 46.71% | BHUWANESHWAR PD.MEHTA | 1,63,506 |
| 1996 | MAHABIR LAL VISWAKARMA | BJP | 2,37,357 | 38.36% | BHUMESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA | 71,251 |
| 1991 | BHUNESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA | CPI | 1,71,725 | 34.45% | YADUNATH PANDEY | 24,681 |
| 1989 | YADUNATH PANDEY | BJP | 2,33,060 | 43.98% | BHUNESHWAR PD. MEHTA | 43,419 |
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 HAZARIBAGH constituency in 1999?
Yashwant Sinha (BJP) won HAZARIBAGH in 1999, by a margin of 1,82,642 votes.
Which party has won HAZARIBAGH the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has HAZARIBAGH gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 1999.
Who has won HAZARIBAGH the most times?
DAMODAR PANDEY, with 2 wins between 1971 and 1984.
