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, 1999
Radha Mohan Singh
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1999
21,670
3.20% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDRama Devi
- Votes
- 3,17,026
- Vote share
- 46.82%
- Behind by
- 21,670
Electors
11,12,639
Total votes polled
6,77,062
Valid votes
6,77,062
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.9%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 6,77,062 valid votes
Radha Mohan SinghBJPwon
3,38,696
50.0%
Rama DeviRJD
3,17,026
46.8%
Prabhat Kumar SinghAJBP
11,774
1.7%
Abhay KumarIND
3,688
0.5%
Poonam Kumar MishraBJCR
2,626
0.4%
Ramdeo RamIND
996
0.1%
Ajay Kumar SinghIND
976
0.1%
Sudhir Kumar SinghIND
772
0.1%
Suresh RamIND
508
0.1%
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.
