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Lohardaga, Bihar — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Lohardaga (Bihar) was won by Dukha Bhagat (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 1999 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 3,823 votes over Indra Nath Bhagat. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Lohardaga, Bihar, from 1957 to 1999.

Full Election History, 1957–1999

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Ignece Beck Jharkhand Party 50,185 43.9% Jatham Kharwar (Indian National Congress) 15,494 (13.6 pts)
1962 David Munzni Swatantra Party 58,174 44.2% Kartick Oraon (Indian National Congress) 16,370 (12.4 pts)
1967 K. Doraon Indian National Congress 62,260 39.8% S. Baraik (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 33,486 (21.4 pts)
1971 Kartik Oraon Indian National Congress 102,376 53.8% Ropna Oraon (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 66,486 (34.9 pts)
1977 Lalu Oraon Bharatiya Lok Dal 142,274 56.9% Kartik Oraon (Indian National Congress) 64,883 (26.0 pts)
1980 Kartik Oraon Congress (I) 129,038 51.5% Karma Oraon (Janata Party) 69,346 (27.7 pts)
1984 Sumati Oraon Indian National Congress 157,284 59.6% Lalit Oraon (Bharatiya Janata Party) 102,067 (38.7 pts)
1989 Sumati Oraon Indian National Congress 148,320 40.2% Lalit Oraon (Bharatiya Janata Party) 39,072 (10.6 pts)
1991 Lalit Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 139,611 37.4% Sumati Oraon (W) (Indian National Congress) 54,516 (14.6 pts)
1996 Lalit Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 160,535 34.0% Bandi Oraon (Indian National Congress) 40,569 (8.6 pts)
1998 Indra Nath Bhagat Indian National Congress 233,629 45.7% Lalit Oraon (Bharatiya Janata Party) 19,397 (3.8 pts)
1999 Dukha Bhagat Bharatiya Janata Party 163,658 45.0% Indra Nath Bhagat (Indian National Congress) 3,823 (1.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ignece Beck Jharkhand Party 50,185 43.9%
Jatham Kharwar Indian National Congress 34,691 30.3%
David Munzni Independent 18,990 16.6%
Ram Narain Khalkho Independent 10,510 9.2%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
David Munzni Swatantra Party 58,174 44.2%
Kartick Oraon Indian National Congress 41,804 31.7%
Ignes Beck Janata Party 31,744 24.1%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Doraon Indian National Congress 62,260 39.8%
S. Baraik Bharatiya Jana Sangh 28,774 18.4%
D. Munzni Independent 26,656 17.0%
S. Bhagat Independent 17,402 11.1%
J. Oraon Swatantra Party 15,747 10.1%
R. Khalkho Independent 5,600 3.6%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kartik Oraon Indian National Congress 102,376 53.8%
Ropna Oraon Bharatiya Jana Sangh 35,890 18.8%
Edmand Toppo Independent 28,149 14.8%
David Munzni Independent 7,301 3.8%
Lalu Oraon JKP 6,843 3.6%
Hemon Hebron Richard Independent 4,983 2.6%
Christopher Oraon Independent 2,910 1.5%
Fabiyanus Khalkho PHJ 1,959 1.0%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lalu Oraon Bharatiya Lok Dal 142,274 56.9%
Kartik Oraon Indian National Congress 77,391 31.0%
Clement Toppo Independent 13,932 5.6%
Alice Dadel JKD 9,900 4.0%
David Munzni Independent 6,423 2.6%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kartik Oraon Congress (I) 129,038 51.5%
Karma Oraon Janata Party 59,692 23.8%
Lalu Oraon Janata Party (Secular) 25,030 10.0%
Telesphore Kujur JKD 11,272 4.5%
Clement Toppo Independent 8,882 3.5%
Lalu Pahan Independent 3,409 1.4%
Kohas Gesen-Chus Prabhusharan Toppo Independent 3,174 1.3%
Sadhnu Bhagat Independent 3,102 1.2%
Khudia Oraon Independent 2,739 1.1%
Yakub Khalkho Independent 1,801 0.7%
Emanuel Tirkey Independent 1,054 0.4%
Somai Oraon Independent 802 0.3%
Bhikhram Bhagat Independent 764 0.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sumati Oraon Indian National Congress 157,284 59.6%
Lalit Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 55,217 20.9%
Albinus Minj Janata Party 19,461 7.4%
Clement Toppo Independent 10,319 3.9%
Jugesh Oraon Independent 3,903 1.5%
Narayan Oraon Independent 3,545 1.3%
Emanuel Tirkey Independent 3,378 1.3%
Lalu Pahan Independent 2,187 0.8%
Cyril Toppo JMM 1,970 0.7%
Arun Oraon Independent 1,628 0.6%
Banmali Bhagat Independent 1,519 0.6%
Suleman Minj Independent 1,396 0.5%
Somai Oraon Independent 1,391 0.5%
Beimsen Oraon Independent 846 0.3%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sumati Oraon Indian National Congress 148,320 40.2%
Lalit Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 109,248 29.6%
Karamchand Bhagat Janata Dal 69,169 18.7%
Sodhnu Bhagat JMM 17,651 4.8%
Samuel Horo JKD 8,925 2.4%
Birsa Oraon DDP 6,028 1.6%
Bandhna Oraon Independent 4,655 1.3%
Krishna Bange Oraon Independent 1,659 0.4%
Shancharwa Munda Independent 1,351 0.4%
Birbal Bhagat Independent 1,202 0.3%
Ransu Oraon Independent 985 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lalit Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 139,611 37.4%
Sumati Oraon (W) Indian National Congress 85,095 22.8%
Karam Chand Bhagat Janata Dal 63,030 16.9%
Binod Bhagat Independent 61,020 16.3%
Abha Roba (W) JKP 7,262 1.9%
Jatru Oraon IPF 4,021 1.1%
Krishnabange Oraon Janata Party 3,836 1.0%
Yogesh Oraon Janata Party 1,632 0.4%
Sanichrwa Munda Independent 1,491 0.4%
Sita Ram Bhagat Independent 1,172 0.3%
Mukti Tirkey Independent 1,138 0.3%
Basant Oraon Independent 1,015 0.3%
Sukra Oraon DDP 962 0.3%
Diwakar Minz Independent 791 0.2%
Suresh Oraon Independent 484 0.1%
Ram Briksh Oraon Independent 427 0.1%
J. Kandulna Independent 301 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lalit Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 160,535 34.0%
Bandi Oraon Indian National Congress 119,966 25.4%
Karam Chand Bhagat Janata Dal 85,930 18.2%
Bernard Minj JMM 71,952 15.2%
Binod Kumar Bhagat JKPP 12,188 2.6%
Karn Tanna Bhagat Independent 4,460 0.9%
Shanicharwa Tana Bhagat Independent 4,423 0.9%
Guni Tana Bhagat Independent 2,832 0.6%
Karma Oraon Independent 2,798 0.6%
Jugesh Oraon Independent 1,562 0.3%
Bhoja Oraon PSSS 1,529 0.3%
Krishna Bange Oraon Independent 1,255 0.3%
Vijay Oraon Independent 1,073 0.2%
Arun Oraon Independent 930 0.2%
Shani Muda Raja Independent 584 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Indra Nath Bhagat Indian National Congress 233,629 45.7%
Lalit Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 214,232 41.9%
Prabhakar Tirkey JMM 25,063 4.9%
Bhubaneshwar Lohra Janata Dal 16,208 3.2%
K.D.Jojo JKP 11,641 2.3%
Vinod Kumar Bhagat JKPP 7,111 1.4%
Kuj Ram Oraon PSSS 3,809 0.7%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dukha Bhagat Bharatiya Janata Party 163,658 45.0%
Indra Nath Bhagat Indian National Congress 159,835 44.0%
Bishwanath Bhagat JMM 28,245 7.8%
Jai Prakash Minj CPI (ML) Liberation 4,923 1.4%
Bhubaneswar Lohra Janata Dal (Secular) 2,358 0.6%
Sofia Kachhap Bahujan Samaj Party 1,947 0.5%
Harihar Ram Nath Oraon JKP 991 0.3%
Amar Oraon AJBP 836 0.2%
Biga Minj Independent 721 0.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Jharkhand Party margin 13.6 pts 1962: Swatantra Party margin 12.4 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 21.4 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 34.9 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 26.0 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 27.7 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 38.7 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 10.6 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 14.6 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 8.6 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 3.8 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 1.1 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999

Trend

Lohardaga has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Jharkhand Party, Swatantra Party, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Lohardaga in the 1999 Lok Sabha election?

Dukha Bhagat (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Lohardaga, Bihar, in 1999 with 163,658 votes (45.0%), a margin of 3,823 votes over Indra Nath Bhagat.

Which parties have won Lohardaga since 1957?

Since 1957, Lohardaga has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Jharkhand Party, Swatantra Party.

What was the closest result in Lohardaga?

The closest result on record for Lohardaga was 1999, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 3,823 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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