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, 1999
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
JD(U)
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
JD
won 3 of 12
Margin, 1999
94,493
13.09% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDSurya Narayan Yadav
- Votes
- 2,98,433
- Vote share
- 41.36%
- Behind by
- 94,493
Electors
11,42,103
Total votes polled
7,21,597
Valid votes
7,21,597
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.2%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 7,21,597 valid votes
Dinesh Chandra YadavJD(U)won
3,92,926
54.5%
Surya Narayan YadavRJD
2,98,433
41.4%
Niraj KumarBHJC
12,969
1.8%
Dinesh Prasad SinhaAJBP
11,479
1.6%
Lalan ChoudharyIND
5,790
0.8%
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
