| Barh | |
|---|---|
| FormerLok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Barh Lok Sabha constituency was aLok Sabha constituency inBihar from 1957 to 2008. This constituency was created in 1957 whenPatna East Lok Sabha was renamed as Barh Lok Sabha.
Nitish Kumar was elected five times from Barh (बाढ़), from 1989 to 1999. He lost from Barh in 2004 but won that year fromNalanda.[1]Tarkeshwari Sinha was another prominent politician to have represented this seat.
In 1957, the erstwhilePatna East Lok Sabha constituency was renamed Barh Lok Sabha. The Barh parliamentary constituency previously contained Chandi Assembly constituency as well as Harnaut Assembly constituency, both inNalanda district of Bihar. However, the delimitation of 2009 dissolved the Chandi Assembly constituency, which ceased to exist thereafter. The area constituting this constituency was included intoHarnaut Assembly constituency and Harnaut Assembly constituency was included in theNalanda Lok Sabha constituency separating it from Barh.[2]
AsPatna East Lok Sabha constituency:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Tarkeshwari Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
AsBarh Lok Sabha constituency:
| 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 | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Liberation) | 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 | |||
| RJDgain fromJD(U) | Swing | ||||