Lok Sabha · BR-18

Barh

1977

SHYAM SUNDER GUPTA

JNPJanata Party

Margin2,70,28255.1%

Winner votes3,72,22775.9%

ReservationGEN

JNPINCINDINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SHYAM SUNDER GUPTA JNP	3,72,227	75.9%
2	DHARAMVIR SINGH INC	1,01,945	20.8%
3	BISHNUDHARI LAL IND	4,697	1.0%
4	RAM SHARAN PRASAD ALIAS BHOLA PRASAD IND	3,752	0.8%
5	LAKSHMI NARAYAN PRASAD IND	1,895	0.4%
6	SHANKUTLA DEVI MATHUR IND	1,895	0.4%
7	RAMCHANDRA PRASAD IND	1,269	0.3%
8	RAMCHANDRA YADAV IND	746	0.1%
9	DEVENDRA KUMAR YADAV IND	660	0.1%
10	MUKTESHWAR PRASAD IND	581	0.1%
11	CHANDRA KANT KUMAR IND	461	0.1%

Turnout72.0%Votes cast4,98,010Electors6,91,495

1980

DHARMVIR SINGH

INC(U)Other / no major front

Margin31,6066.6%

Winner votes1,92,40740.2%

ReservationGEN

INC(U)JNPINC(I)INDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	DHARMVIR SINGH INC(U)	1,92,407	40.2%
2	KAMLA DEVI JNP	1,60,801	33.6%
3	RAM RAJ PRASAD SINGH INC(I)	1,02,566	21.4%
4	VIJAYANAND PURI IND	5,449	1.1%
5	NEPALI GOPE IND	3,387	0.7%
6	VRAHMDEO PRASAD IND	3,018	0.6%
7	LAKSHMI NARAYAN PRASAD IND	2,019	0.4%
8	DEO KUMAR SINGH IND	1,956	0.4%
9	JHARI DAS RPI	1,863	0.4%
10	SITARAM PASWAN IND	1,577	0.3%
11	AJIT KUMAR SINHA IND	1,468	0.3%
12	TANESHWAR PRASAD IND	1,330	0.3%
13	SATYADEO PRASAD IND	714	0.1%
14	VINOD RABIDAS IND	570	0.1%

Turnout62.0%Votes cast4,84,029Electors7,80,459

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutfalling

Candidates11 → 14

Margin range31,606 – 2,70,282

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