Name: Barh Lok Sabha 1996 result - Bihar (1947-1999)
Creator: VotingBharat.com

Winner: NITISH KUMARSAP
Votes: 360,15651.5% share
Margin ?: 64,854over JD
Turnout ?: 65.0%707,618 of 1,088,618
NOTA ?: 0

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

All candidates, 1996
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	NITISH KUMAR Winner	SAP	360,156	51.46%
2	VIJAY KRISHNA	JD	295,302	42.19%
3	UMA YADAV	CPI(ML)(L)	17,263	2.47%
4	PUNAM DEVI	INC	9,403	1.34%
5	PRAMATAMA SINGH	VJP	3,328	0.48%
6	RAM BALAK PRASAD	IND	2,044	0.29%
7	VIJAY NAND	ABDBM	1,801	0.26%
8	JAI SHANKAR PRASAD JHA	SHS	1,470	0.21%
9	PAWAN KUMAR	IND	1,127	0.16%
10	JITENDRA KR.SINGH	IND	1,049	0.15%
11	CHANDESHWAR SHARMA	IND	845	0.12%
12	PUNIA DEVI	IND	716	0.10%
13	DHARMENDRA RAI	IND	660	0.09%
14	JAWAHAR SAO	IND	601	0.09%
15	SHIV BACHAN PASWAN	IND	585	0.08%
16	BRIJ NANDAN PRASAD SINGH	IND	526	0.08%
17	SHEELA DEVI	IND	504	0.07%
18	SAMBHU NATH SINGH	AIIC(T)	489	0.07%
19	PANKAJ GAPI	IND	439	0.06%
20	VINAY KUMAR SINGH	IND	427	0.06%
21	RAJENDRA SINGH	IND	425	0.06%
22	OM PRAKASH	IND	408	0.06%
23	RANVIR SINGH	IND	323	0.05%

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Winning party by year

1999JD(U)by 1,335
1998SAPby 15,190
1996SAPby 64,854
1991JDby 174,539
1989JDby 78,347
1984INCby 222,736
1980INC(U)by 31,606
1977BLDby 270,282
1971INCby 31,440
1967INCby 27,454
1962INCby 38,221
1957INCby 41,299

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