Barh Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar from 1957 to 2008. This constituency was created in 1957 when Patna 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 from Nalanda. Tarkeshwari Sinha was another prominent politician to have represented this seat.
About In 1957, the erstwhile Patna 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 in Nalanda 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 into Harnaut Assembly constituency and Harnaut Assembly constituency was included in the Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency separating it from Barh.
Members of Lok Sabha 1952-1957 As Patna East Lok Sabha constituency:
Year Member Party 1952 Tarkeshwari Sinha
1957-2008 As Barh Lok Sabha constituency: Year Member Party 1957 Tarkeshwari Sinha 1962 1967 1971 Dharam Bir Sinha 1977 Shyam Sundar Gupta 1980 Dharam Bir Sinha Indian National Congress (U) 1984 Prakash Chandra Yadav 1989 Nitish Kumar 1991 1996 1998 1999Janata Dal (United) 2004 Vijay Krishna 2008 onwards: See Munger
Election results
1996 Election
Nitish Kumar (SAP) : 3,60,156 votes Vijay Krishna (JD) : 2,95,302
2004
See also
List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References