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Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 1996

Explore the complete constituency-wise results of the 1996 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar. This page lists every parliamentary constituency in the state with the winning candidate, their party affiliation, total votes polled, voter turnout percentage, and victory margin.

India's Lok Sabha elections use the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, where the candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins the seat. Click on any constituency name below to view the full candidate-wise breakdown, vote shares, and detailed analysis.

54
Constituencies
58438317
Total Electors
34744087
Votes Polled
59.5%
Avg Turnout
Seat Share

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Sno. Constituency Type State Winning Candidate Party Electors Votes Turnout Margin Margin% Year
1 45-Sheohar GEN Bihar Anand Mohan Samata Party 1084065 692749 63.90% 40637 5.90% 1996
2 46-Sitamarhi GEN Bihar Nawal Kishore Rai Janata Dal 1115473 746914 67.00% 82257 11.00% 1996
3 47-Madhubani GEN Bihar Chaturanan Mishra Communist Party Of India 1106232 607552 54.90% 53980 8.90% 1996
4 48-Jhanjharpur GEN Bihar Devendra Prasad Yadav Janata Dal 1057257 671933 63.60% 78149 11.60% 1996
5 50-Araria SC Bihar Sukdeo Paswan Janata Dal 1049489 594913 56.70% 48278 8.10% 1996
6 51-Kishanganj GEN Bihar Taslimuddin Janata Dal 1130883 694288 61.40% 164583 23.70% 1996
7 52-Katihar GEN Bihar Tariq Anwar Indian National Congress 995649 646733 65.00% 88286 13.70% 1996
8 53-Purnia GEN Bihar Rajesh Ranjan Samajwadi Party 1074893 679646 63.20% 316155 46.50% 1996
9 54-Madhepura GEN Bihar Sharad Yadav Janata Dal 999278 624787 62.50% 237144 38.00% 1996
10 55-Darbhanga GEN Bihar Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi Janata Dal 1025836 628362 61.30% 104021 16.60% 1996
11 56-Muzaffarpur GEN Bihar Jai Narain Pd. Nishad Janata Dal 1056122 645837 61.20% 80074 12.40% 1996
12 57-Vaishali GEN Bihar Raghybansh Prasad Singh Janata Dal 1054819 711763 67.50% 62683 8.80% 1996
13 58-Gopalganj GEN Bihar Lal Babu Pd. Yadav Janata Dal 1159352 685446 59.10% 119496 17.40% 1996
14 59-Siwan GEN Bihar M. Sahabuddin Janata Dal 992425 630460 63.50% 165243 26.20% 1996
15 60-Maharajganj GEN Bihar Ram Bahadur Singh Samata Party 985888 606896 61.60% 152854 25.20% 1996
16 62-Hajipur SC Bihar Ram Vilas Paswan Janata Dal 1058192 759759 71.80% 46231 6.10% 1996
17 64-Samastipur GEN Bihar Ajit Kumar Mehta Janata Dal 1217114 735266 60.40% 141934 19.30% 1996
18 65-Begusarai GEN Bihar Ramendra Kumar Independent 1102549 669783 60.80% 25924 3.90% 1996
19 66-Khagaria GEN Bihar Anil Kumar Yadav Janata Dal 1033568 683001 66.10% 12377 1.80% 1996
20 67-Bhagalpur GEN Bihar Chunchun Prasad Yadav Janata Dal 1227940 655328 53.40% 53137 8.10% 1996
21 68-Banka GEN Bihar Giridhari Yadav Janata Dal 1053423 640950 60.80% 14715 2.30% 1996
22 69-Munger GEN Bihar Brahmanand Mandal Samata Party 1132807 742042 65.50% 21146 2.80% 1996
23 70-Nalanda GEN Bihar George Ferandes Samata Party 1173101 890894 75.90% 167864 18.80% 1996
24 71-Patna Sahib GEN Bihar Ramkripal Yadav Janata Dal 1452297 781874 53.80% 39467 5.00% 1996
25 73-Arrah GEN Bihar Chandra Deo Prasad Verma Janata Dal 1101975 644523 58.50% 41041 6.40% 1996
26 74-Buxar GEN Bihar Lal Muni Choubey Bharatiya Janata Party 1024374 592145 57.80% 63764 10.80% 1996
27 75-Sasaram SC Bihar Muni Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 1138941 597226 52.40% 53633 9.00% 1996
28 77-Jahanabad GEN Bihar Ramashraya Prasad Singh Communist Party Of India 1093022 795058 72.70% 95650 12.00% 1996
29 79-Gaya SC Bihar Bhagwati Devi Janata Dal 1065862 638012 59.90% 59623 9.30% 1996
30 80-Nawada SC Bihar Kameshwar Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party 1177385 751302 63.80% 96914 12.90% 1996
31 141-Rajmahal ST Bihar Thomas Hansda Indian National Congress 948273 569597 60.10% 143162 25.10% 1996
32 142-Dumka ST Bihar Shibu Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 949909 528690 55.70% 5478 1.00% 1996
33 143-Godda GEN Bihar Jagdambi Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 1083740 631098 58.20% 56185 8.90% 1996
34 144-Chatra GEN Bihar Dheerendra Agrawal Bharatiya Janata Party 1016116 515428 50.70% 54370 10.50% 1996
35 145-Kodarma GEN Bihar Ritlal Prasad Verma Bharatiya Janata Party 1114679 629464 56.50% 46954 7.50% 1996
36 146-Giridih GEN Bihar Ravindra Kumar Pandey Bharatiya Janata Party 1108540 609940 55.00% 91663 15.00% 1996
37 147-Dhanbad GEN Bihar Rita Verma Bharatiya Janata Party 1432169 819890 57.30% 22196 2.70% 1996
38 148-Ranchi GEN Bihar Ram Tahal Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 1126150 611980 54.30% 39292 6.40% 1996
39 149-Jamshedpur GEN Bihar Bhardwaj Nitish Janardan Bharatiya Janata Party 1138130 673748 59.20% 55137 8.20% 1996
40 150-Singhbhum ST Bihar Chitrasen Sinku Bharatiya Janata Party 838226 479210 57.20% 11947 2.50% 1996
41 151-Khunti ST Bihar Kariya Munda Bharatiya Janata Party 823012 432147 52.50% 27672 6.40% 1996
42 152-Lohardaga ST Bihar Lalit Oraon Bharatiya Janata Party 938725 486746 51.90% 40569 8.30% 1996
43 153-Palamau SC Bihar Braj Mohan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 1064450 486776 45.70% 54415 11.20% 1996
44 154-Hazaribagh GEN Bihar Mahabir Lal Viswakarma Bharatiya Janata Party 1213041 628922 51.90% 71251 11.30% 1996
45 250-Aurangabad GEN Bihar Virendra Kumar Singh Janata Dal 1088114 546176 50.20% 23032 4.20% 1996
46 551-Bagaha SC Bihar Mahendra Baitha Samata Party 1010335 463015 45.80% 56072 12.10% 1996
47 552-Balia GEN Bihar Shatrughan Prasad Singh Communist Party Of India 994509 537617 54.10% 88334 16.40% 1996
48 553-Barh GEN Bihar Nitish Kumar Samata Party 1088618 707618 65.00% 64854 9.20% 1996
49 554-Bettiah GEN Bihar Madan Prasad Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party 1091777 631754 57.90% 51489 8.20% 1996
50 555-Bikramganj GEN Bihar Kanti Singh Janata Dal 1121577 659395 58.80% 2423 0.40% 1996
51 556-Chapra GEN Bihar Rajiv Pratap Rudi Bharatiya Janata Party 1001896 715458 71.40% 15496 2.20% 1996
52 557-Motihari GEN Bihar Radha Mohan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 1115608 618512 55.40% 127809 20.70% 1996
53 558-Rosera SC Bihar Pitambar Paswan Janata Dal 1059508 606085 57.20% 122931 20.30% 1996
54 559-Saharsa GEN Bihar Dinesh Chandera Yadav Janata Dal 1131004 709379 62.70% 152445 21.50% 1996

Understanding Bihar 1996 Lok Sabha Results

The 1996 Lok Sabha election in Bihar covered 54 parliamentary constituencies. The average voter turnout across the state was 59.5%, reflecting the level of democratic participation among registered electors.

Each constituency in the table above uses India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system, where the candidate receiving the highest number of votes wins the seat regardless of whether they secure an absolute majority. The margin column shows how closely contested each seat was — narrower margins indicate more competitive races.

How to read this data: Click any constituency name to see the full candidate list with individual vote counts, vote share percentages, and visual comparisons. The Type column indicates whether a constituency is General (GEN), Scheduled Caste (SC), or Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved.

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