RANCHI
Constituency no. 49 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called RANCHI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1989
SUBODH KANT SAHAY
JD
Elections held
10
1967–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1989
14,986
3.21% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
BJPRAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY
- Votes
- 1,48,933
- Vote share
- 31.94%
- Behind by
- 14,986
Electors
9,25,104
Total votes polled
4,66,266
Valid votes
4,66,266
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.4%
Full result, 1989
19 candidates · 4,66,266 valid votes
SUBODH KANT SAHAYJDwon
1,63,919
35.2%
RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARYBJP
1,48,933
31.9%
SHIV PRASAD SAHUINC
1,27,631
27.4%
AMBIKA PRASAD SINGHIND
4,518
1.0%
SITESH SHARMAJNPJP
3,942
0.8%
GULAM MUSTAFAJKD
2,992
0.6%
RAJ KISHORE BHAIYADDP
2,768
0.6%
AJAY KUMAR KACHCHAPIND
1,769
0.4%
SANT LAL WADHWAIND
1,631
0.3%
THEODORE KUJURLKDB
1,280
0.3%
SHAFIQUE ALAMIND
1,013
0.2%
SATYA NAIAIN SINGHIND
942
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 19. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ram Tahal Choudhary | BJP | 3,79,261 | 65.72% | K K Tewari | 2,41,177 |
| 1998 | RAMTAHAL CHOUDHARY | BJP | 3,98,022 | 58.12% | KESHAV MAHTO KAMLESH | 1,43,580 |
| 1996 | RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY | BJP | 2,15,278 | 35.94% | KESHWA MAHTO KAMLESH | 39,292 |
| 1991 | RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY | BJP | 2,23,824 | 48.47% | AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | 1,19,577 |
| 1989 | SUBODH KANT SAHAY | JD | 1,63,919 | 35.16% | RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY | 14,986 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
