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Veteran Bihar Candidate Nagarmal Bajoria 'Dhartipakd' Dies in Patna After 284 Unwon Election Bids
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bhagalpur
🗓 03 Sep 2026, 04:02 PM
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Nagarmal Bajoria, a perennial candidate from Baghlpur district known as 'Dhartipakd', died in Patna on Thursday. He contested elections 284 times without ever winning, setting a unique record in Bihar politics.
Nagarmal Bajoria, popularly called 'Dhartipakd', was a long-time political aspirant from Baghlpur district in Bihar. Over several decades he entered the electoral fray repeatedly, becoming a familiar name on the ballot paper despite never securing a seat.
His electoral tally reached 284 contests, a figure that no other candidate in the state has matched, and he remained undeterred by successive defeats.
On Thursday, Bajoria passed away in a hospital in Patna. Details of the cause of death were not released at the time of reporting.
Local political observers noted that his death marks the end of an unusual chapter in Bihar's electoral history, where a candidate persisted in contesting elections without ever winning.
Funeral arrangements were announced by his family, and a modest public condolence was expected from fellow politicians and supporters.
His electoral tally reached 284 contests, a figure that no other candidate in the state has matched, and he remained undeterred by successive defeats.
On Thursday, Bajoria passed away in a hospital in Patna. Details of the cause of death were not released at the time of reporting.
Local political observers noted that his death marks the end of an unusual chapter in Bihar's electoral history, where a candidate persisted in contesting elections without ever winning.
Funeral arrangements were announced by his family, and a modest public condolence was expected from fellow politicians and supporters.