Hazaribagh Lok Sabha Election Result 1996

Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1996 GEN

Mahabir Lal Viswakarma of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 1996 general election, with a winning margin of 71,251 votes (11.30%).

36 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,213,041 registered electors and 628,922 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 51.90%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Mahabir Lal Viswakarma

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
71,251
Margin %
11.30%
Total Electors
1,213,041
Votes Polled
628,922
Turnout
51.90%
Candidates
36
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
154
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1996
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Mahabir Lal Viswakarma

Bharatiya Janata Party

237,357
37.70%
Male
#2
Bhumeshwar Prasad Mehta

Communist Party Of India

166,106
26.40%
Male
#3
Teklal Mehto

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (MARDI)

97,816
15.60%
Male
#4
Chandrashekhar Dubey

Indian National Congress

56,139
8.90%
Male
#5
Gunni Oraon

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

18,961
3.00%
Male
#6
Heera Lal Saha

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

8,693
1.40%
Male
#7
Bigan Mahto

Independent

3,706
0.60%
Male
#8
Nanhku Munda

Independent

3,255
0.50%
Male
#9
Ragendra Prasad

Independent

2,663
0.40%
Male
#10
Safir Uddin Ansari

Independent

2,353
0.40%
Male
#11
Sukh Sagar Prasad

Bahujan Samaj Party

1,933
0.30%
Male
#12
Jyoti Lal Ram

Independent

1,678
0.30%
Male
#13
Virendra Mahto

Independent

1,149
0.20%
Male
#14
Vartu Sao

Independent

1,099
0.20%
Male
#15
Shankar Dhobi

Independent

1,046
0.20%
Male
#16
Shyam Sundar Tiwary

Jharkhand Party

1,040
0.20%
Male
#17
Sanjeet Kumar Singh

Independent

1,015
0.20%
Male
#18
Raghunath Ram

Independent

1,013
0.20%
Male
#19
Sushil Ku. Singh

Independent

934
0.10%
Male
#20
Dwarika Mahto

Independent

932
0.10%
Male
#21
Vinod Thakur

Independent

922
0.10%
Male
#22
Shamim

Independent

849
0.10%
Male
#23
Tulsi Mahto

Independent

848
0.10%
Male
#24
Prehlad Sharma

Independent

824
0.10%
Male
#25
Nand Lal Singh

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

743
0.10%
Male
#26
Bijay Ku. Gupta

Independent

707
0.10%
Male
#27
Gallu Bedia Alias Chandrashekhar Bedia

Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti

648
0.10%
Male
#28
Sarfaraj Hakim

Independent

615
0.10%
Male
#29
Tilak Ram Kushwaha

Independent

583
0.10%
Male
#30
Sanjay Ku. Sinha

Independent

551
0.10%
Male
#31
Shrilal Tiwary

Independent

525
0.10%
Male
#32
Upendra Prasad Singh

Independent

461
0.10%
Male
#33
Karu Choudhary

Independent

445
0.10%
Male
#34
Shyam Lal Ram Azad

Independent

433
0.10%
Male
#35
Deonath Paswan

Independent

393
0.10%
Male
#36
Sanjeev Kumar Sinha

Independent

365
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Mahabir Lal Viswakarma Bharatiya Janata Party 237,357 37.70%
2 Bhumeshwar Prasad Mehta Communist Party Of India 166,106 26.40%
3 Teklal Mehto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (MARDI) 97,816 15.60%
4 Chandrashekhar Dubey Indian National Congress 56,139 8.90%
5 Gunni Oraon Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 18,961 3.00%
6 Heera Lal Saha Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 8,693 1.40%
7 Bigan Mahto Independent 3,706 0.60%
8 Nanhku Munda Independent 3,255 0.50%
9 Ragendra Prasad Independent 2,663 0.40%
10 Safir Uddin Ansari Independent 2,353 0.40%
11 Sukh Sagar Prasad Bahujan Samaj Party 1,933 0.30%
12 Jyoti Lal Ram Independent 1,678 0.30%
13 Virendra Mahto Independent 1,149 0.20%
14 Vartu Sao Independent 1,099 0.20%
15 Shankar Dhobi Independent 1,046 0.20%
16 Shyam Sundar Tiwary Jharkhand Party 1,040 0.20%
17 Sanjeet Kumar Singh Independent 1,015 0.20%
18 Raghunath Ram Independent 1,013 0.20%
19 Sushil Ku. Singh Independent 934 0.10%
20 Dwarika Mahto Independent 932 0.10%
21 Vinod Thakur Independent 922 0.10%
22 Shamim Independent 849 0.10%
23 Tulsi Mahto Independent 848 0.10%
24 Prehlad Sharma Independent 824 0.10%
25 Nand Lal Singh All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 743 0.10%
26 Bijay Ku. Gupta Independent 707 0.10%
27 Gallu Bedia Alias Chandrashekhar Bedia Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti 648 0.10%
28 Sarfaraj Hakim Independent 615 0.10%
29 Tilak Ram Kushwaha Independent 583 0.10%
30 Sanjay Ku. Sinha Independent 551 0.10%
31 Shrilal Tiwary Independent 525 0.10%
32 Upendra Prasad Singh Independent 461 0.10%
33 Karu Choudhary Independent 445 0.10%
34 Shyam Lal Ram Azad Independent 433 0.10%
35 Deonath Paswan Independent 393 0.10%
36 Sanjeev Kumar Sinha Independent 365 0.10%

Hazaribagh — 1996 Election Analysis

In the 1996 Lok Sabha election, Mahabir Lal Viswakarma of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Hazaribagh constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 71,251 votes.

Out of 1,213,041 registered electors, 628,922 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 51.90%. A total of 36 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mahabir Lal Viswakarma (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 71,251 votes (11.30%%).

The voter turnout in Hazaribagh for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 51.90%%.

36 candidates contested from Hazaribagh constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Hazaribagh is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.