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Barh Lok Sabha constituency
Barh was a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar from 1977 to 2004.
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[edit]
- 1952: Seat did not exist [2]
- 1957: Tarkeshwari Sinha, Indian National Congress[3]
- 1962: Tarkeshwari Sinha, Indian National Congress[4]
- 1967: Tarkeshwari Sinha, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Dharam Bir Sinha, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Shyam Sundar Gupta, Janata Party
- 1980: Dharam Bir Sinha, Indian National Congress (Urs)
- 1984: Prakash Chandra Yadav, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal
- 1991: Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal
- 1996: Nitish Kumar, Samata Party
- 1998: Nitish Kumar, Samata Party
- 1999: Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal (United)
- 2004: Vijay Krishna, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- 2008: onwards: See Patna Sahib
Election results[edit]
1996 Election[edit]
- Nitish Kumar (SAP) : 360,156 votes [5]
- Vijay Krishna (JD) : 295,302
2004 Election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Vijay Krishna | 4,26,856 | 49.40 | ||
| JD(U) | Nitish Kumar | 3,89,168 | 45.04 | ||
| BSP | Anandi Mahto | 16,240 | 1.88 | ||
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)|Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)/meta/shortname]] | 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 | ||||