SAHARSA
Constituency no. 20 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called SAHARSA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
RANJEET RANJAN
LJNSP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
JD
won 3 of 12
Margin, 2004
30,787
4.17% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
JD(U)DINESH CHANDRA YADAV
- Votes
- 3,19,639
- Vote share
- 43.30%
- Behind by
- 30,787
Electors
12,87,666
Total votes polled
7,38,280
Valid votes
7,38,280
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.3%
Full result, 2004
10 candidates · 7,38,280 valid votes
RANJEET RANJANLJNSPwon
3,50,426
47.5%
DINESH CHANDRA YADAVJD(U)
3,19,639
43.3%
SURESH KUMAR AZADIND
15,415
2.1%
SHIV SHANKAR THAKURSP
12,770
1.7%
DEVENDRA MUKHIAIND
8,964
1.2%
SURESH PRASAD MEHTABSP
8,950
1.2%
MOHAN KAMATAD
7,301
1.0%
RAMDEO SHARMAIND
7,283
1.0%
MOHD. KAMAL UDDINJHP
4,220
0.6%
DEONARAYAN DASSHS
3,312
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RANJEET RANJAN | LJNSP | 3,50,426 | 47.47% | DINESH CHANDRA YADAV | 30,787 |
| 1999 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | JD(U) | 3,92,926 | 54.45% | Surya Narayan Yadav | 94,493 |
| 1998 | ANUPLAL YADAV | RJD | 2,59,961 | 35.76% | DINESH CHANDRA YADAV | 54,168 |
| 1996 | DINESH CHANDERA YADAV | JD | 3,99,804 | 57.12% | SURYA NARIAN YADAV | 1,52,445 |
| 1991 | SURYA NARAIN YADAV | JD | 4,40,749 | 57.81% | TARANAND SADA | 1,98,108 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above