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, 1998
RAMTAHAL CHOUDHARY
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1998
1,43,580
20.97% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCKESHAV MAHTO KAMLESH
- Votes
- 2,54,442
- Vote share
- 37.16%
- Behind by
- 1,43,580
Electors
11,31,596
Total votes polled
6,84,795
Valid votes
6,84,795
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.5%
Full result, 1998
12 candidates · 6,84,795 valid votes
RAMTAHAL CHOUDHARYBJPwon
3,98,022
58.1%
KESHAV MAHTO KAMLESHINC
2,54,442
37.2%
NAPENDRA KRISHNA MAHTOFBL
9,038
1.3%
SHUBHENDU SENCPI(ML)(L)
5,050
0.7%
BAHADUR SINGHJMM
4,606
0.7%
RISHIKESH MAHTOBJC
4,056
0.6%
VISHWAMBHAR JHALS
3,304
0.5%
SADHU LAL MUNDAPSSS
3,277
0.5%
SADANAND JHAIND
1,097
0.2%
ARUN TIWARIIND
770
0.1%
KUSESHBAR PD. YADAVBKKGP
671
0.1%
RAVENDRA KUMARIND
462
0.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the RANCHI constituency in 1999?
Ram Tahal Choudhary (BJP) won RANCHI in 1999, by a margin of 2,41,177 votes.
Which party has won RANCHI the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has RANCHI gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 1999.
Who has won RANCHI the most times?
RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1996.
