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, 2004
GEORGE FERNANDES
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2004
9,693
1.24% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
RJDBHAGWAN LAL SAHANI
- Votes
- 3,60,434
- Vote share
- 45.97%
- Behind by
- 9,693
Electors
12,37,345
Total votes polled
7,84,096
Valid votes
7,84,096
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.4%
Full result, 2004
14 candidates · 7,84,096 valid votes
GEORGE FERNANDESJD(U)won
3,70,127
47.2%
BHAGWAN LAL SAHANIRJD
3,60,434
46.0%
MAHESHWAR PRASAD YADAVSP
14,895
1.9%
SHYAM KALYAN PASWANIND
7,684
1.0%
JITENDRA YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
7,027
0.9%
RAMESHWAR RAIBSP
5,824
0.7%
SHIVNATH PRASAD GUPTAIND
3,342
0.4%
ANURODH PRAGATIND
2,707
0.3%
DINESH PRASAD CHAUDHARYIND
2,638
0.3%
ANANT PD. TULSYANABHM
2,584
0.3%
ARVIND CHOUDHARYRLSM
2,476
0.3%
DEVENDRA RAKESHIND
1,711
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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.
