BelaganjAssembly by-election result, 1998
Mahesh Singh Yadav (RJD) won Belaganj in the 1998 assembly by-election with 41.5% of the vote, beating Krishan Kumar Singh (BJP) by 22,572 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1977 election. In 1972, seat no. 247 was Barachatti. Seats were renumbered for the 2005 election, after Jharkhand became a separate state. From 2005, there is no seat no. 247. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.
Winner
A comfortable win — Mahesh Singh Yadav won by 24.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahesh Singh Yadav | 38,02741.5% | |
| 2 | Krishan Kumar Singh | 15,45516.9% | |
| 3 | Abhiram Sharma | 12,94614.1% | |
| 4 | Rajballabh Prasad IND | IND | 8,2099.0% |
| 5 | Veer Bhadra Yashraj | 7,6608.4% | |
| 6 | Md. Usmaan | 6,3967.0% | |
| 7 | Vijay Prasad CPI(ML)(L) | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,4102.6% |
| 8 | Ramesh Kumar IND | IND | 2490.3% |
| 9 | Asha Sinha IND | IND | 2150.2% |
| 10 | Vaidaihi Yadav IND | IND | 990.1% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
The top three took 72% of the votes.
Parties in the race 4.15 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
Ask the state
RBI 2024-25Figures for the state as a whole, not for this seat.