SITAMARHI
Constituency no. 5 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called SITAMARHI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2024
DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2024
51,356
4.69% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
RJDARJUN RAY
- Votes
- 4,64,363
- Vote share
- 42.45%
- Behind by
- 51,356
Electors
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Total votes polled
10,93,992
Valid votes
10,93,992
NOTA votes
32,133
2.94% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
14 candidates · 10,93,992 valid votes
DEVESH CHANDRA THAKURJD(U)won
5,15,719
47.1%
ARJUN RAYRJD
4,64,363
42.4%
SAIQUA NAWAZ AZMATIND
28,912
2.6%
SHYAM NANDAN KISHOR PRASADIND
11,188
1.0%
BHOLA SINGHBSP
8,810
0.8%
UPENDRA SAHANIRJP
8,454
0.8%
CHANDRIKA PRASADIND
7,114
0.7%
VINOD SAHIND
4,481
0.4%
KRISHNA KISHOREIND
3,280
0.3%
MUSHAHID RAZADJP
2,192
0.2%
UMESH KUMAR YADAVIND
2,128
0.2%
RAJENDRA MAHTOKJD
1,981
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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 | DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR | JD(U) | 5,15,719 | 47.14% | ARJUN RAY | 51,356 |
| 2019 | Sunil Kumar Pintu | JD(U) | 5,67,745 | 54.65% | Arjun Ray | 2,50,539 |
| 2014 | RAM KUMAR SHARMA | BLSP | 4,11,265 | 45.67% | SITARAM YADAV | 1,47,965 |
| 2009 | ARJUN ROY | JD(U) | 2,32,782 | 40.36% | SAMIR KUMAR MAHASETH | 1,10,566 |
| 2004 | SITARAM YADAV | RJD | 3,26,165 | 47.21% | NAVAL KISHORE RAI | 98,005 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above