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, 1996
DINESH CHANDERA YADAV
JD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
JD
won 3 of 12
Margin, 1996
1,52,445
21.78% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCSURYA NARIAN YADAV
- Votes
- 2,47,359
- Vote share
- 35.34%
- Behind by
- 1,52,445
Electors
11,31,004
Total votes polled
6,99,997
Valid votes
6,99,997
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.9%
Full result, 1996
18 candidates · 6,99,997 valid votes
DINESH CHANDERA YADAVJDwon
3,99,804
57.1%
SURYA NARIAN YADAVINC
2,47,359
35.3%
NOOR AHMEDIND
28,507
4.1%
MOHAMMED FIROZIND
3,533
0.5%
DUKHA SADAIND
3,506
0.5%
CHIRANJIV JHAAIICT
2,888
0.4%
SUKHDEO SHARMAIND
2,294
0.3%
MUSAHAHARU YADAVIND
2,234
0.3%
RAM DEB MAHTOIND
1,968
0.3%
NIRMAL MISHRAIND
1,630
0.2%
BHUPINDER PRASAD YADAVIND
1,318
0.2%
CHANDER NARIAN SINGHIND
902
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 18. 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
