MOTIHARI
Constituency no. 3 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called MOTIHARI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
AKHILES PRASAD SINGH
RJD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2004
97,024
14.29% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH
- Votes
- 2,51,572
- Vote share
- 37.05%
- Behind by
- 97,024
Electors
12,21,716
Total votes polled
6,79,090
Valid votes
6,79,090
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.6%
Full result, 2004
11 candidates · 6,79,090 valid votes
AKHILES PRASAD SINGHRJDwon
3,48,596
51.3%
RADHA MOHAN SINGHBJP
2,51,572
37.0%
RAJA RAM SINGHBSP
55,105
8.1%
KRISHNA MOHAN DASSHS
6,195
0.9%
SHEKHAR PRASAD JAISWALIND
5,671
0.8%
KAMESHWAR PRASADIND
3,246
0.5%
SHATRUGHAN TIWARIIND
2,172
0.3%
RAJU KUMAR GUPTAIND
2,113
0.3%
BHAGWAN LAL SAHIND
1,634
0.2%
KHALID MUSTAFAIND
1,494
0.2%
BHOLA SAHIND
1,292
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AKHILES PRASAD SINGH | RJD | 3,48,596 | 51.33% | RADHA MOHAN SINGH | 97,024 |
| 1999 | Radha Mohan Singh | BJP | 3,38,696 | 50.02% | Rama Devi | 21,670 |
| 1998 | RAMA DEVI | RJD | 2,74,272 | 41.47% | RADHA MOHAN SINGH | 88,074 |
| 1996 | RADHA MOHAN SINGH | BJP | 3,48,384 | 57.00% | ABDUL MOGHANI KAIFI | 1,27,809 |
| 1991 | KAMLA MISHRA MADHUKAR | CPI | 2,64,423 | 47.55% | RADHA MOHAN SINGH | 98,052 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
