Chatra Lok Sabha Election Result 1998

Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1998 GEN

Dhirendra Agrawal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Chatra Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 1998 general election, with a winning margin of 33,375 votes (6.50%).

14 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,018,303 registered electors and 512,291 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 50.30%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Dhirendra Agrawal

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
33,375
Margin %
6.50%
Total Electors
1,018,303
Votes Polled
512,291
Turnout
50.30%
Candidates
14
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
144
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1998
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Dhirendra Agrawal

Bharatiya Janata Party

225,086
43.90%
Male
#2
Nagmani

Rashtriya Janata Dal

191,711
37.40%
Male
#3
Md. Saeed Kha

Janata Dal

33,047
6.50%
Male
#4
Dwarika Prasad

Shoshit Samaj Dal

14,897
2.90%
Male
#5
Naresh Bhuiyan

Independent

14,586
2.80%
Male
#6
Ranjeet Singh

Samajwadi Party

6,765
1.30%
Male
#7
Lakshman Thakur

Lok Shakti

3,652
0.70%
Male
#8
Rafi Alam

Independent

2,258
0.40%
Male
#9
Girdharee Yadav

Independent

1,874
0.40%
Male
#10
Ashok Sharma

Ajeya Bharat Party

1,763
0.30%
Male
#11
Yam Narayan Singh

Independent

1,249
0.20%
Male
#12
Hasib Udin Khan

Independent

1,245
0.20%
Male
#13
Yugal Kishor Yadav

Bharatiya Momin Front

1,045
0.20%
Male
#14
Ram Lakhan Rishiyashan

Independent

363
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Dhirendra Agrawal Bharatiya Janata Party 225,086 43.90%
2 Nagmani Rashtriya Janata Dal 191,711 37.40%
3 Md. Saeed Kha Janata Dal 33,047 6.50%
4 Dwarika Prasad Shoshit Samaj Dal 14,897 2.90%
5 Naresh Bhuiyan Independent 14,586 2.80%
6 Ranjeet Singh Samajwadi Party 6,765 1.30%
7 Lakshman Thakur Lok Shakti 3,652 0.70%
8 Rafi Alam Independent 2,258 0.40%
9 Girdharee Yadav Independent 1,874 0.40%
10 Ashok Sharma Ajeya Bharat Party 1,763 0.30%
11 Yam Narayan Singh Independent 1,249 0.20%
12 Hasib Udin Khan Independent 1,245 0.20%
13 Yugal Kishor Yadav Bharatiya Momin Front 1,045 0.20%
14 Ram Lakhan Rishiyashan Independent 363 0.10%

Chatra — 1998 Election Analysis

In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, Dhirendra Agrawal of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Chatra constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 33,375 votes.

Out of 1,018,303 registered electors, 512,291 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 50.30%. A total of 14 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

Dhirendra Agrawal (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Chatra Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 33,375 votes (6.50%%).

The voter turnout in Chatra for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 50.30%%.

14 candidates contested from Chatra constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Chatra is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.