Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 1999

Explore the complete constituency-wise results of the 1999 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
58788098
Total Electors
36143272
Votes Polled
61.5%
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 Md Anwarul Haque Rashtriya Janata Dal 1083123 726559 67.10% 2535 0.30% 1999
2 46-Sitamarhi GEN Bihar Nawal Kishore Rai Janata Dal (United) 1126989 756016 67.10% 101257 13.40% 1999
3 47-Madhubani GEN Bihar Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 1101089 717312 65.20% 62615 8.70% 1999
4 48-Jhanjharpur GEN Bihar Devendra Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United) 1053943 684147 64.90% 127814 18.70% 1999
5 50-Araria SC Bihar Sukdeo Paswan Rashtriya Janata Dal 1043070 648975 62.20% 2169 0.30% 1999
6 51-Kishanganj GEN Bihar Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Bharatiya Janata Party 1129430 727839 64.40% 8648 1.20% 1999
7 52-Katihar GEN Bihar Nikhil Kumar Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 1039500 647219 62.30% 136852 21.10% 1999
8 53-Purnia GEN Bihar Rajesh Ranjan Independent 1085356 702553 64.70% 252566 35.90% 1999
9 54-Madhepura GEN Bihar Sharad Yadav Janata Dal (United) 997210 660906 66.30% 30320 4.60% 1999
10 55-Darbhanga GEN Bihar Kirti Azad Bharatiya Janata Party 1043388 766168 73.40% 55548 7.30% 1999
11 56-Muzaffarpur GEN Bihar Captain Jai Na. Pd. Nishad Janata Dal (United) 1067836 730490 68.40% 60720 8.30% 1999
12 57-Vaishali GEN Bihar Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 1049006 721601 68.80% 45392 6.30% 1999
13 58-Gopalganj GEN Bihar Raghunath Jha Janata Dal (United) 1176915 750762 63.80% 36124 4.80% 1999
14 59-Siwan GEN Bihar M Sahabuddin Rashtriya Janata Dal 989004 709984 71.80% 129840 18.30% 1999
15 60-Maharajganj GEN Bihar Prabhunath Singh Janata Dal (United) 981566 710396 72.40% 104063 14.60% 1999
16 62-Hajipur SC Bihar Ram Vilas Paswan Janata Dal (United) 1064323 790448 74.30% 105504 13.30% 1999
17 64-Samastipur GEN Bihar Manjay Lal Janata Dal (United) 1219110 801021 65.70% 12688 1.60% 1999
18 65-Begusarai GEN Bihar Rajo Singh Indian National Congress 1110888 641348 57.70% 19950 3.10% 1999
19 66-Khagaria GEN Bihar Renu Kumari Janata Dal (United) 1044431 672123 64.40% 31822 4.70% 1999
20 67-Bhagalpur GEN Bihar Subodh Ray Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 1232833 679321 55.10% 45540 6.70% 1999
21 68-Banka GEN Bihar Digvijay Singh Janata Dal (United) 1064049 635956 59.80% 21408 3.40% 1999
22 69-Munger GEN Bihar Brahma Nand Mandal Janata Dal (United) 1147663 712195 62.10% 21815 3.10% 1999
23 70-Nalanda GEN Bihar George Fernandes Janata Dal (United) 1180008 878611 74.50% 105821 12.00% 1999
24 71-Patna Sahib GEN Bihar C P Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 1470372 812307 55.20% 46892 5.80% 1999
25 73-Arrah GEN Bihar Ram Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 1121825 689472 61.50% 92282 13.40% 1999
26 74-Buxar GEN Bihar Lal Muni Choubey Bharatiya Janata Party 1029419 609414 59.20% 11606 1.90% 1999
27 75-Sasaram SC Bihar Muni Lall Bharatiya Janata Party 1144324 662269 57.90% 18676 2.80% 1999
28 77-Jahanabad GEN Bihar Arun Kumar Janata Dal (United) 1105202 786107 71.10% 17287 2.20% 1999
29 79-Gaya SC Bihar Ramji Manjhi Bharatiya Janata Party 1056530 647985 61.30% 20783 3.20% 1999
30 80-Nawada SC Bihar Sanjay Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party 1173989 859271 73.20% 84085 9.80% 1999
31 141-Rajmahal ST Bihar Thomas Hansda Indian National Congress 950593 569344 59.90% 62099 10.90% 1999
32 142-Dumka ST Bihar Babu Lal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 951280 554237 58.30% 4648 0.80% 1999
33 143-Godda GEN Bihar Jagdambi Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 1087573 642006 59.00% 79892 12.40% 1999
34 144-Chatra GEN Bihar Nagmani Rashtriya Janata Dal 1015184 426241 42.00% 55099 12.90% 1999
35 145-Kodarma GEN Bihar Tilakdhari Pd Singh Indian National Congress 1137548 602557 53.00% 10178 1.70% 1999
36 146-Giridih GEN Bihar Ravindra Kumar Pandey Bharatiya Janata Party 1115417 540501 48.50% 19824 3.70% 1999
37 147-Dhanbad GEN Bihar Rita Verma Bharatiya Janata Party 1433645 771044 53.80% 14226 1.80% 1999
38 148-Ranchi GEN Bihar Ram Tahal Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 1131760 583745 51.60% 241177 41.30% 1999
39 149-Jamshedpur GEN Bihar Abha Mahato Bharatiya Janata Party 1160562 635251 54.70% 121488 19.10% 1999
40 150-Singhbhum ST Bihar Laxman Gilua Bharatiya Janata Party 846629 482318 57.00% 82311 17.10% 1999
41 151-Khunti ST Bihar Kariya Munda Bharatiya Janata Party 832168 412090 49.50% 26262 6.40% 1999
42 152-Lohardaga ST Bihar Dukha Bhagat Bharatiya Janata Party 938658 369875 39.40% 3823 1.00% 1999
43 153-Palamau SC Bihar Braj Mohan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 1080153 516668 47.80% 85125 16.50% 1999
44 154-Hazaribagh GEN Bihar Yashwant Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 1213735 600310 49.50% 182642 30.40% 1999
45 250-Aurangabad GEN Bihar Shyama Singh Indian National Congress 1091472 683925 62.70% 70416 10.30% 1999
46 551-Bagaha SC Bihar Mahendra Baitha Janata Dal (United) 1028588 579180 56.30% 54751 9.50% 1999
47 552-Balia GEN Bihar Ramjivan Singh Janata Dal (United) 996579 506250 50.80% 12032 2.40% 1999
48 553-Barh GEN Bihar Nitish Kumar Janata Dal (United) 1081353 759663 70.30% 1335 0.20% 1999
49 554-Bettiah GEN Bihar Dr Madan Prasad Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party 1098637 696181 63.40% 39650 5.70% 1999
50 555-Bikramganj GEN Bihar Kanti Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 1128738 742514 65.80% 34768 4.70% 1999
51 556-Chapra GEN Bihar Rajiv Pratap Rudi Bharatiya Janata Party 1003426 778714 77.60% 43553 5.60% 1999
52 557-Motihari GEN Bihar Radha Mohan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 1112639 685679 61.60% 21670 3.20% 1999
53 558-Rosera SC Bihar Ram Chandra Paswan Janata Dal (United) 1077267 734151 68.20% 142916 19.50% 1999
54 559-Saharsa GEN Bihar Dinesh Chandra Yadav Janata Dal (United) 1142103 732053 64.10% 94493 12.90% 1999

Understanding Bihar 1999 Lok Sabha Results

The 1999 Lok Sabha election in Bihar covered 54 parliamentary constituencies. The average voter turnout across the state was 61.5%, 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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