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, 1998
RAMA DEVI
RJD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1998
88,074
13.32% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH
- Votes
- 1,86,198
- Vote share
- 28.15%
- Behind by
- 88,074
Electors
11,12,139
Total votes polled
6,61,406
Valid votes
6,61,406
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.5%
Full result, 1998
13 candidates · 6,61,406 valid votes
RAMA DEVIRJDwon
2,74,272
41.5%
RADHA MOHAN SINGHBJP
1,86,198
28.1%
DEBENDRA NATH DUBEYSP
1,62,763
24.6%
KAMLA MISHRA MADHUKARCPI
28,190
4.3%
ABHAY KUMARIND
2,425
0.4%
PRABHU SAHIND
1,986
0.3%
MUKESH KUMAR VERMAIND
1,565
0.2%
PRABHU RAMIND
1,264
0.2%
RAM NATH CHAUDHARYIND
969
0.1%
SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGHIND
566
0.1%
ARVIND KUMAR SINHAIND
537
0.1%
GOPAL SHANKAR BH.IND
382
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MOTIHARI constituency in 2004?
AKHILES PRASAD SINGH (RJD) won MOTIHARI in 2004, by a margin of 97,024 votes.
Which party has won MOTIHARI the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MOTIHARI gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won MOTIHARI the most times?
RADHA MOHAN SINGH, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1996.
