Bihar (1947-1999) Lok Sabha 1996
Historical election results Official outcomes as published by the Election Commission of India, compiled by third parties and not verified by VotingBharat.com. Data sources
Seats won
- JD 22
- BJP 18
- SAP 6
- CPI 3
- INC 2
- SP 1
- IND 1
- JMM 1
| Party | Seats | Seat share | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| JD | 22 | 40.7% | 48.16% |
| BJP | 18 | 33.3% | 39.88% |
| SAP | 6 | 11.1% | 48.78% |
| CPI | 3 | 5.6% | 44.57% |
| INC | 2 | 3.7% | 43.66% |
| SP | 1 | 1.9% | 65.98% |
| IND | 1 | 1.9% | 42.89% |
| JMM | 1 | 1.9% | 31.94% |
Vote share (share of votes) and seat share (share of seats) are different measures.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araria (SC) | SUKDEO PASWAN | JD | 48,278 | 56.7% |
| Arrah | CHANDRA DEO PRASAD VERMA | JD | 41,041 | 58.5% |
| Aurangabad | VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | JD | 23,032 | 50.2% |
| Bagaha (SC) | MAHENDRA BAITHA | SAP | 56,072 | 45.8% |
| Balia | SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINGH | CPI | 88,334 | 54.1% |
| Banka | GIRIDHARI YADAV | JD | 14,715 | 60.8% |
| Barh | NITISH KUMAR | SAP | 64,854 | 65.0% |
| Begusarai | RAMENDRA KUMAR | IND | 25,924 | 60.7% |
| Bettiah | MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | BJP | 51,489 | 57.9% |
| Bhagalpur | CHUNCHUN PRASAD YADAV | JD | 53,137 | 53.4% |
| Bikramganj | KANTI SINGH | JD | 2,423 | 58.8% |
| Buxar | LAL MUNI CHOUBEY | BJP | 63,764 | 57.8% |
| Chapra | RAJIV PRATAP RUDI | BJP | 15,496 | 71.4% |
| Chatra | DHEERENDRA AGRAWAL | BJP | 54,370 | 50.7% |
| Darbhanga | MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI | JD | 104,021 | 61.3% |
| Dhanbad | RITA VERMA | BJP | 22,196 | 57.2% |
| Dumka (ST) | SHIBU SOREN | JMM | 5,478 | 55.7% |
| Gaya (SC) | BHAGWATI DEVI | JD | 59,623 | 59.9% |
| Giridih | RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY | BJP | 91,663 | 55.0% |
| Godda | JAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV | BJP | 56,185 | 58.2% |
| Gopalganj | LAL BABU PD. YADAV | JD | 119,496 | 59.1% |
| Hajipur (SC) | Ram Vilas Paswan | JD | 46,231 | 71.8% |
| Hazaribagh | MAHABIR LAL VISWAKARMA | BJP | 71,251 | 51.8% |
| Jahanabad | RAMASHRAYA PRASAD SINGH | CPI | 95,650 | 72.7% |
| Jamshedpur | BHARDWAJ NITISH JANARDAN | BJP | 55,137 | 59.2% |
| Jhanjharpur | DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | JD | 78,149 | 63.6% |
| Katihar | TARIQ ANWAR | INC | 88,286 | 65.0% |
| Khagaria | ANIL KUMAR YADAV | JD | 12,377 | 66.1% |
| Khunti (ST) | KARIYA MUNDA | BJP | 27,672 | 52.5% |
| Kishanganj | TASLIMUDDIN | JD | 164,583 | 61.4% |
| Kodarma | RITLAL PRASAD VERMA | BJP | 46,954 | 56.5% |
| Lohardaga (ST) | LALIT ORAON | BJP | 40,569 | 51.9% |
| Madhepura | SHARAD YADAV | JD | 237,144 | 62.5% |
| Madhubani | CHATURANAN MISHRA | CPI | 53,980 | 54.9% |
| Maharajganj | RAM BAHADUR SINGH | SAP | 152,854 | 61.6% |
| Monghyr | BRAHMANAND MANDAL | SAP | 21,146 | 65.5% |
| Motihari | RADHA MOHAN SINGH | BJP | 127,809 | 55.4% |
| Muzaffarpur | JAI NARAIN PD. NISHAD | JD | 80,074 | 61.2% |
| Nalanda | GEORGE FERANDES | SAP | 167,864 | 75.9% |
| Nawada (SC) | KAMESHWAR PASWAN | BJP | 96,914 | 63.8% |
| Palamau (SC) | BRAJ MOHAN RAM | BJP | 54,415 | 45.7% |
| Patna | RAMKRIPAL YADAV | JD | 39,467 | 53.8% |
| Purnea | RAJESH RANJAN | SP | 316,155 | 63.2% |
| Rajmahal (ST) | THOMAS HANSDA | INC | 143,162 | 60.1% |
| Ranchi | RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY | BJP | 39,292 | 54.3% |
| Rosera (SC) | PITAMBAR PASWAN | JD | 122,931 | 57.2% |
| Saharsa | DINESH CHANDERA YADAV | JD | 152,445 | 62.7% |
| Samastipur | AJIT KUMAR MEHTA | JD | 141,934 | 60.4% |
| Sasaram (SC) | MUNI LAL | BJP | 53,633 | 52.4% |
| Sheohar | ANAND MOHAN | SAP | 40,637 | 63.9% |
| Singhbhum (ST) | CHITRASEN SINKU | BJP | 11,947 | 57.2% |
| Sitamarhi | NAWAL KISHORE RAI | JD | 82,257 | 67.0% |
| Siwan | M. SAHABUDDIN | JD | 165,243 | 63.5% |
| Vaishali | RAGHYBANSH PRASAD SINGH | JD | 62,683 | 67.5% |