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, 2009
CAPTAIN JAI NARAYAN PRASAD NISHAD
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2009
47,809
7.69% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
LJPBHAGWANLAL SAHNI
- Votes
- 1,47,282
- Vote share
- 23.69%
- Behind by
- 47,809
Electors
13,39,949
Total votes polled
6,21,813
Valid votes
6,21,813
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.4%
Full result, 2009
24 candidates · 6,21,813 valid votes
CAPTAIN JAI NARAYAN PRASAD NISHADJD(U)won
1,95,091
31.4%
BHAGWANLAL SAHNILJP
1,47,282
23.7%
VINITA VIJAYINC
1,08,306
17.4%
VIJENDRA CHAUDHARYIND
44,349
7.1%
GEORGE FERNANDESIND
22,804
3.7%
ASHOK KUMAR LALANIND
13,450
2.2%
SAMEER KUMARBSP
12,195
2.0%
AHMAD RAZAIND
9,638
1.6%
MD. SALEEMRVNP
9,524
1.5%
REYAJ AHMAD ATISHJGP
7,356
1.2%
JITENDRA YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
6,840
1.1%
SYED ALAMDAR HUSSAININD
5,597
0.9%
Showing the top 12 of 24. 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.
