MUZAFFARPUR
Constituency no. 15 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called MUZAFFARPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1999
Captain Jai Na. Pd. Nishad
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 16
Margin, 1999
60,720
8.44% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDMahendra Sahni
- Votes
- 3,03,100
- Vote share
- 42.12%
- Behind by
- 60,720
Electors
10,67,836
Total votes polled
7,19,527
Valid votes
7,19,527
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.4%
Full result, 1999
15 candidates · 7,19,527 valid votes
Captain Jai Na. Pd. NishadJD(U)won
3,63,820
50.6%
Mahendra SahniRJD
3,03,100
42.1%
Vijay ShukalIND
34,613
4.8%
Surendra RamIND
4,001
0.6%
Mahmad IdrisIND
2,536
0.3%
Govardhan DhavanBSP
2,468
0.3%
Mahendra RaiIND
2,400
0.3%
Jaglal ChoudharyIND
1,949
0.3%
Azrul HachIND
1,121
0.2%
Mukhya Lal PaswanIND
775
0.1%
Baliram Prasad ShahiIND
747
0.1%
Raj Kishore ChoudharyIND
696
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY | BJP | 6,19,749 | 55.71% | AJAY NISHAD | 2,34,927 |
| 2019 | Ajay Nishad | BJP | 6,66,878 | 63.03% | Raj Bhushan Choudhary | 4,09,988 |
| 2014 | AJAY NISHAD | BJP | 4,69,295 | 49.46% | AKHILESH PD SINGH | 2,22,422 |
| 2009 | CAPTAIN JAI NARAYAN PRASAD NISHAD | JD(U) | 1,95,091 | 31.37% | BHAGWANLAL SAHNI | 47,809 |
| 2004 | GEORGE FERNANDES | JD(U) | 3,70,127 | 47.20% | BHAGWAN LAL SAHANI | 9,693 |
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 MUZAFFARPUR constituency in 2024?
RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY (BJP) won MUZAFFARPUR in 2024, by a margin of 2,34,927 votes.
Which party has won MUZAFFARPUR the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MUZAFFARPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won MUZAFFARPUR the most times?
GEORGE FERNANDES, with 2 wins between 1977 and 2004.
