Ranchi

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Ramtahal Choudhary

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
143,580
Margin %
20.60%
Total Electors
1,131,596
Votes Polled
696,139
Turnout
61.50%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
12
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
148
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Ramtahal Choudhary

Bharatiya Janata Party

398,022
57.20%
Male
#2
Keshav Mahto Kamlesh

Indian National Congress

254,442
36.60%
Male
#3
Napendra Krishna Mahto

All India Forward Bloc

9,038
1.30%
Male
#4
Shubhendu Sen

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

5,050
0.70%
Male
#5
Bahadur Singh

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

4,606
0.70%
Male
#6
Rishikesh Mahto

Bihar Jana Congress

4,056
0.60%
Male
#7
Vishwambhar Jha

Lok Shakti

3,304
0.50%
Male
#8
Sadhu Lal Munda

Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti

3,277
0.50%
Male
#9
Sadanand Jha

Independent

1,097
0.20%
Male
#10
Arun Tiwari

Independent

770
0.10%
Male
#11
Kuseshbar Pd. Yadav

Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party

671
0.10%
Male
#12
Ravendra Kumar

Independent

462
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Ramtahal Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 398,022 57.20%
2 Keshav Mahto Kamlesh Indian National Congress 254,442 36.60%
3 Napendra Krishna Mahto All India Forward Bloc 9,038 1.30%
4 Shubhendu Sen Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 5,050 0.70%
5 Bahadur Singh Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 4,606 0.70%
6 Rishikesh Mahto Bihar Jana Congress 4,056 0.60%
7 Vishwambhar Jha Lok Shakti 3,304 0.50%
8 Sadhu Lal Munda Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti 3,277 0.50%
9 Sadanand Jha Independent 1,097 0.20%
10 Arun Tiwari Independent 770 0.10%
11 Kuseshbar Pd. Yadav Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party 671 0.10%
12 Ravendra Kumar Independent 462 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ramtahal Choudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Ranchi Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 143,580 votes (20.60%%).

The voter turnout in Ranchi for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 61.50%%.

12 candidates contested from Ranchi constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Ranchi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.