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, 1999
Nawal Kishore Rai
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 4 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,01,257
13.63% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDSuryadeo Rai
- Votes
- 3,09,300
- Vote share
- 41.64%
- Behind by
- 1,01,257
Electors
11,26,989
Total votes polled
7,42,752
Valid votes
7,42,752
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.9%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 7,42,752 valid votes
Nawal Kishore RaiJD(U)won
4,10,557
55.3%
Suryadeo RaiRJD
3,09,300
41.6%
K K SinghAJBP
5,422
0.7%
Ramjee RamIND
5,321
0.7%
Nawal Kishor RaiIND
3,362
0.5%
Sheikh Samsul HaqueIND
2,742
0.4%
Vinod K GuptaIND
2,731
0.4%
Harichandra RaiIND
2,151
0.3%
Sinha Shanker SatyadevIND
1,166
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SITAMARHI constituency in 2024?
DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR (JD(U)) won SITAMARHI in 2024, by a margin of 51,356 votes.
Which party has won SITAMARHI the most times?
JD(U), with 4 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SITAMARHI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won SITAMARHI the most times?
DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.
