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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RJDAKHILES PRASAD SINGH | BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH | 97,024 | 14.29% | 11 | 55.6% |
| 1999 | BJPRadha Mohan Singh | RJDRama Devi | 21,670 | 3.20% | 9 | 60.9% |
| 1998 | RJDRAMA DEVI | BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH | 88,074 | 13.32% | 13 | 59.5% |
| 1996 | BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH | CPIABDUL MOGHANI KAIFI | 1,27,809 | 20.91% | 27 | 54.8% |
| 1991 | CPIKAMLA MISHRA MADHUKAR | BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH | 98,052 | 17.63% | 11 | 59.2% |
| 1989 | BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH | CPIKAMALA MISHRA MADHUKAR | 78,111 | 14.37% | 8 | 58.0% |
| 1984 | INCPRABHAWATI GUPTA | CPIKAMLA MISHRA MADHUKAR | 1,44,295 | 33.72% | 9 | 54.2% |
| 1980 | CPIKAMLA MISHRA MADHUKAR | INC(I)PRABHAWATI GUPTA | 5,506 | 1.64% | 7 | 46.2% |
| 1977 | BLDTHAKUR RAMPATI SINGH | INCBIBHUTI MISHRA | 73,953 | 20.59% | 5 | 54.5% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCBIBHUTI MISHRA | BJSHARISHANKER SHARMA | 1,29,906 | 56.78% | 5 | 42.3% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCB. MISRA | PSPA. KUER | 35,184 | 15.81% | 7 | 48.0% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCBIBHUTI MISHRA | SWAABDUL RAHMAN | 58,992 | 33.49% | 4 | 46.4% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
