Jahanabad Lok Sabha Election Result 1996

Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1996 GEN

Ramashraya Prasad Singh of Communist Party Of India won the Jahanabad Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 1996 general election, with a winning margin of 95,650 votes (12.00%).

44 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,093,022 registered electors and 795,058 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 72.70%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Communist Party Of India

Ramashraya Prasad Singh

Communist Party Of India

Victory Margin
95,650
Margin %
12.00%
Total Electors
1,093,022
Votes Polled
795,058
Turnout
72.70%
Candidates
44
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
77
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1996
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Ramashraya Prasad Singh

Communist Party Of India

281,157
35.40%
Male
#2
Jagdish Sharma

Indian National Congress

185,507
23.30%
Male
#3
Deo Kumar Sharma

Samata Party

157,245
19.80%
Male
#4
Rajaram Singh

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

130,984
16.50%
Male
#5
Tileshwar Kaushik

Independent

14,743
1.90%
Male
#6
Shamim Sarwar

Bahujan Samaj Party

3,313
0.40%
Male
#7
Babneshwar Singh Bagi

Shoshit Samaj Dal

985
0.10%
Male
#8
Sanjay Kumar

Independent

895
0.10%
Male
#9
Mritunjay Kumar

Independent

859
0.10%
Male
#10
Ramanuj Singh

Independent

823
0.10%
Male
#11
Ram Uday Kumar rakesh""""

Independent

748
0.10%
Male
#12
Jamuna Prasad

Independent

625
0.10%
Male
#13
Lalit Narayan

Independent

620
0.10%
Male
#14
Jitendar Kumar

Independent

615
0.10%
Male
#15
Prem Narayan Singh

Independent

599
0.10%
Male
#16
Chandarsekhar Prakash Yadav

Independent

560
0.10%
Male
#17
Parashuram Sharma

Independent

537
0.10%
Male
#18
Ashutsh Sharma

Independent

523
0.10%
Male
#19
Kamdeo Singh

Independent

449
0.10%
Male
#20
Kamta Prasad Singh

Independent

444
0.10%
Male
#21
Dilip Kumar Singh

Independent

433
0.10%
Male
#22
Sunil Kumar Singh

Independent

421
0.10%
Male
#23
Abhimanyu Prasad

Independent

381
0.00%
Male
#24
Shahavir Paswan

Independent

371
0.00%
Male
#25
Ghan Shyam Prasad

Independent

267
0.00%
Male
#26
D.K Ghoshal

Independent

261
0.00%
Male
#27
Keshava Prapanna Sharma

Independent

257
0.00%
Male
#28
Chandrakel Singh Chandel

Independent

221
0.00%
Male
#29
Surendra Singh

Independent

216
0.00%
Male
#30
Abdul Rasid Ansari

Independent

196
0.00%
Male
#31
Narendra Kumar

Independent

188
0.00%
Male
#32
Md. Khan Ali

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

170
0.00%
Male
#33
Virendra Prasad Mandal

Independent

167
0.00%
Male
#34
Abdul Qayum

Independent

155
0.00%
Male
#35
Nirmal Prasad Gupta

Independent

152
0.00%
Male
#36
Savitri Kumari

Independent

143
0.00%
Male
#37
Purendra Sharma

Independent

136
0.00%
Male
#38
Ajoy Kumar Bhadani

Independent

135
0.00%
Male
#39
Amar Nath Goswami

Independent

118
0.00%
Male
#40
Satendra Kumar

Independent

115
0.00%
Male
#41
Abid Hussain Qurasi

Independent

88
0.00%
Male
#42
Vinod Kumar

Independent

83
0.00%
Male
#43
Saroj Kumar

Independent

77
0.00%
Male
#44
Sujeet Kumar

Independent

50
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Ramashraya Prasad Singh Communist Party Of India 281,157 35.40%
2 Jagdish Sharma Indian National Congress 185,507 23.30%
3 Deo Kumar Sharma Samata Party 157,245 19.80%
4 Rajaram Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 130,984 16.50%
5 Tileshwar Kaushik Independent 14,743 1.90%
6 Shamim Sarwar Bahujan Samaj Party 3,313 0.40%
7 Babneshwar Singh Bagi Shoshit Samaj Dal 985 0.10%
8 Sanjay Kumar Independent 895 0.10%
9 Mritunjay Kumar Independent 859 0.10%
10 Ramanuj Singh Independent 823 0.10%
11 Ram Uday Kumar rakesh"""" Independent 748 0.10%
12 Jamuna Prasad Independent 625 0.10%
13 Lalit Narayan Independent 620 0.10%
14 Jitendar Kumar Independent 615 0.10%
15 Prem Narayan Singh Independent 599 0.10%
16 Chandarsekhar Prakash Yadav Independent 560 0.10%
17 Parashuram Sharma Independent 537 0.10%
18 Ashutsh Sharma Independent 523 0.10%
19 Kamdeo Singh Independent 449 0.10%
20 Kamta Prasad Singh Independent 444 0.10%
21 Dilip Kumar Singh Independent 433 0.10%
22 Sunil Kumar Singh Independent 421 0.10%
23 Abhimanyu Prasad Independent 381 0.00%
24 Shahavir Paswan Independent 371 0.00%
25 Ghan Shyam Prasad Independent 267 0.00%
26 D.K Ghoshal Independent 261 0.00%
27 Keshava Prapanna Sharma Independent 257 0.00%
28 Chandrakel Singh Chandel Independent 221 0.00%
29 Surendra Singh Independent 216 0.00%
30 Abdul Rasid Ansari Independent 196 0.00%
31 Narendra Kumar Independent 188 0.00%
32 Md. Khan Ali All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 170 0.00%
33 Virendra Prasad Mandal Independent 167 0.00%
34 Abdul Qayum Independent 155 0.00%
35 Nirmal Prasad Gupta Independent 152 0.00%
36 Savitri Kumari Independent 143 0.00%
37 Purendra Sharma Independent 136 0.00%
38 Ajoy Kumar Bhadani Independent 135 0.00%
39 Amar Nath Goswami Independent 118 0.00%
40 Satendra Kumar Independent 115 0.00%
41 Abid Hussain Qurasi Independent 88 0.00%
42 Vinod Kumar Independent 83 0.00%
43 Saroj Kumar Independent 77 0.00%
44 Sujeet Kumar Independent 50 0.00%

Jahanabad — 1996 Election Analysis

In the 1996 Lok Sabha election, Ramashraya Prasad Singh of Communist Party Of India secured victory in the Jahanabad constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 95,650 votes.

Out of 1,093,022 registered electors, 795,058 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 72.70%. A total of 44 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

Ramashraya Prasad Singh (Communist Party Of India) won the Jahanabad Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 95,650 votes (12.00%%).

The voter turnout in Jahanabad for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 72.70%%.

44 candidates contested from Jahanabad constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Jahanabad is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.