Barh Lok Sabha constituency
Barh Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar from 1977 to 2004.
| Barh | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Bihar's future CM Nitish Kumar was elected five times from Barh (बाढ़), from 1989 to 1999. He lost from Barh in 2004 but won that year from Nalanda.[1] Tarkeshwari Sinha was another prominent politician from Bihar to have represented this seat.
Members of Lok Sabha
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952: Seat did not exist | |||
| 1957 | Tarkeshwari Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Dharam Bir Sinha | ||
| 1977 | Shyam Sundar Gupta | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Dharam Bir Sinha | Indian National Congress (U) | |
| 1984 | Prakash Chandra Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Nitish Kumar | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Samata Party | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2004 | Vijay Krishna | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2008 onwards: See Patna Sahib | |||
Election results
1996 Election
- Nitish Kumar (SAP) : 3,60,156 votes[2]
- Vijay Krishna (JD) : 2,95,302
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Vijay Krishna | 426,856 | 49.40 | ||
| JD(U) | Nitish Kumar | 3,89,168 | 45.04 | ||
| BSP | Anandi Mahto | 16,240 | 1.88 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Mithilesh Yadav | 12,940 | 1.50 | ||
| IND. | Satendra Kumar Singh | 7,983 | 0.92 | ||
| Majority | 37,688 | 4.36 | |||
| Turnout | 8,64,102 | 69.53 | |||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
References
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