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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BJPDukha Bhagat | INCIndra Nath Bhagat | 3,823 | 1.05% | 9 | 38.7% |
| 1998 | INCINDRA NATH BHAGAT | BJPLALIT ORAON | 19,397 | 3.79% | 7 | 54.5% |
| 1996 | BJPLALIT ORAON | INCBANDI ORAON | 40,569 | 8.59% | 15 | 50.3% |
| 1991 | BJPLALIT ORAON | INCSUMATI ORAON (W) | 54,516 | 14.60% | 17 | 45.1% |
| 1989 | INCSUMATI ORAON | BJPLALIT ORAON | 39,072 | 10.58% | 11 | 44.7% |
| 1984 | INCSUMATI ORAON | BJPLALIT ORAON | 1,02,067 | 38.66% | 14 | 38.9% |
| 1980 | INC(I)KARTIK ORAON | JNPKARMA ORAON | 69,346 | 27.65% | 13 | 39.3% |
| 1977 | BLDLALU ORAON | INCKARTIK ORAON | 64,883 | 25.96% | 5 | 44.1% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCKARTIK ORAON | BJSROPNA ORAON | 66,486 | 34.92% | 8 | 37.8% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCK. DORAON | BJSS. BARAIK | 33,486 | 21.41% | 6 | 33.7% |
| 19621961 boundaries | SWADAVID MUNZNI | INCKARTICK ORAON | 16,370 | 12.43% | 3 | 35.8% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
