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, 1984
SUMATI ORAON
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1984
1,02,067
38.66% of valid votes
Result, 1984
Runner-up
BJPLALIT ORAON
- Votes
- 55,217
- Vote share
- 20.91%
- Behind by
- 1,02,067
Electors
6,78,981
Total votes polled
2,64,044
Valid votes
2,64,044
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
38.9%
Full result, 1984
14 candidates · 2,64,044 valid votes
SUMATI ORAONINCwon
1,57,284
59.6%
LALIT ORAONBJP
55,217
20.9%
ALBINUS MINJJNP
19,461
7.4%
CLEMENT TOPPOIND
10,319
3.9%
JUGESH ORAONIND
3,903
1.5%
NARAYAN ORAONIND
3,545
1.3%
EMANUEL TIRKEYIND
3,378
1.3%
LALU PAHANIND
2,187
0.8%
CYRIL TOPPOJMM
1,970
0.8%
ARUN ORAONIND
1,628
0.6%
BANMALI BHAGATIND
1,519
0.6%
SULEMAN MINJIND
1,396
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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.
