LOHARDAGA
Constituency no. 53 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called LOHARDAGA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1999
Dukha Bhagat
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1999
3,823
1.05% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCIndra Nath Bhagat
- Votes
- 1,59,835
- Vote share
- 43.97%
- Behind by
- 3,823
Electors
9,38,658
Total votes polled
3,63,514
Valid votes
3,63,514
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.7%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 3,63,514 valid votes
Dukha BhagatBJPwon
1,63,658
45.0%
Indra Nath BhagatINC
1,59,835
44.0%
Bishwanath BhagatJMM
28,245
7.8%
Jai Prakash MinjCPI(ML)(L)
4,923
1.4%
Bhubaneswar LohraJD(S)
2,358
0.7%
Sofia KachhapBSP
1,947
0.5%
Harihar Ram Nath OraonJKP
991
0.3%
Amar OraonAJBP
836
0.2%
Biga MinjIND
721
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dukha Bhagat | BJP | 1,63,658 | 45.02% | Indra Nath Bhagat | 3,823 |
| 1998 | INDRA NATH BHAGAT | INC | 2,33,629 | 45.66% | LALIT ORAON | 19,397 |
| 1996 | LALIT ORAON | BJP | 1,60,535 | 34.01% | BANDI ORAON | 40,569 |
| 1991 | LALIT ORAON | BJP | 1,39,611 | 37.40% | SUMATI ORAON (W) | 54,516 |
| 1989 | SUMATI ORAON | INC | 1,48,320 | 40.17% | LALIT ORAON | 39,072 |
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 LOHARDAGA constituency in 1999?
Dukha Bhagat (BJP) won LOHARDAGA in 1999, by a margin of 3,823 votes.
Which party has won LOHARDAGA the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has LOHARDAGA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won LOHARDAGA the most times?
LALIT ORAON, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1996.
