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, 1996
RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1996
39,292
6.56% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCKESHWA MAHTO KAMLESH
- Votes
- 1,75,986
- Vote share
- 29.38%
- Behind by
- 39,292
Electors
11,26,150
Total votes polled
5,98,925
Valid votes
5,98,925
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.2%
Full result, 1996
26 candidates · 5,98,925 valid votes
RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARYBJPwon
2,15,278
35.9%
KESHWA MAHTO KAMLESHINC
1,75,986
29.4%
ASHOK KUMAR SINGHJD
1,58,449
26.5%
BHAGWAN PD. BHAGATJMM
11,504
1.9%
FRANCIS SARBASIND
7,831
1.3%
JITRAY MAHTOIND
5,584
0.9%
ASHISH KR. THAKURJMMM
3,913
0.7%
SUKHNATH MUNDAIND
2,882
0.5%
AKHAMAR ANSARIIND
2,506
0.4%
UDAY SHANKAR PRASADIND
2,030
0.3%
SADHU LAL MUNDAPSSS
1,792
0.3%
BALBHADRA DASIND
1,440
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 26. 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
