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, 1991
SURYA NARAIN YADAV
JD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
JD
won 3 of 12
Margin, 1991
1,98,108
25.98% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
INCTARANAND SADA
- Votes
- 2,42,641
- Vote share
- 31.83%
- Behind by
- 1,98,108
Electors
10,62,094
Total votes polled
7,62,396
Valid votes
7,62,396
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.8%
Full result, 1991
23 candidates · 7,62,396 valid votes
SURYA NARAIN YADAVJDwon
4,40,749
57.8%
TARANAND SADAINC
2,42,641
31.8%
VAIDYANATH MEHTAJP
36,113
4.7%
MIRTUNJAY NR. MISHRABJP
24,391
3.2%
PRAMOD SHANKER CHOUDHARYIND
5,354
0.7%
VISHWANATH MEHTAIND
2,168
0.3%
RAMDWEO SAHIND
1,395
0.2%
MADHUKAR MANDALIND
1,240
0.2%
RAMASANT OJHADDP
1,098
0.1%
SUKHDEO SHARMAIND
1,065
0.1%
DHIRENDRA RAMIND
830
0.1%
NARENDRA RAMIND
821
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 23. The full list is in the API.
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
