ROSERA
Constituency no. 16 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called ROSERA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1996
PITAMBAR PASWAN
JD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
JD
won 3 of 12
Margin, 1996
1,22,931
20.53% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
SAPUPENDRA PASWAN
- Votes
- 2,09,445
- Vote share
- 34.97%
- Behind by
- 1,22,931
Electors
10,59,508
Total votes polled
5,98,868
Valid votes
5,98,868
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.5%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 5,98,868 valid votes
PITAMBAR PASWANJDwon
3,32,376
55.5%
UPENDRA PASWANSAP
2,09,445
35.0%
RAM BHAGAT PASWANINC
45,076
7.5%
BRAJ BALA RAMIND
3,102
0.5%
RAM BAHADUR SADAIND
2,737
0.5%
NAKSHTRA RAMIND
1,848
0.3%
DILIP KUMARIND
1,417
0.2%
RAM BALAK RAMIND
1,279
0.2%
BHOLA MOCHIIND
907
0.1%
RAMA RAMIND
681
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RAM CHANDRA PASWAN | LJNSP | 3,94,240 | 55.23% | DASHAI CHAUDHARY | 1,38,411 |
| 1999 | Ram Chandra Paswan | JD(U) | 4,20,564 | 58.11% | Pitamber Paswan | 1,42,916 |
| 1998 | PITAMBAR PASWAN | RJD | 2,60,492 | 38.03% | RAM SEWAK HAZARI | 43,281 |
| 1996 | PITAMBAR PASWAN | JD | 3,32,376 | 55.50% | UPENDRA PASWAN | 1,22,931 |
| 1991 | RAM VILAS PASWAN | JD | 3,73,710 | 62.30% | ASHOK KUMAR | 2,60,484 |
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 ROSERA constituency in 2004?
RAM CHANDRA PASWAN (LJNSP) won ROSERA in 2004, by a margin of 1,38,411 votes.
Which party has won ROSERA the most times?
JD, with 3 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has ROSERA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won ROSERA the most times?
PITAMBAR PASWAN, with 2 wins between 1996 and 1998.
