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, 2004
SITARAM YADAV
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2004
98,005
14.19% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
JD(U)NAVAL KISHORE RAI
- Votes
- 2,28,160
- Vote share
- 33.03%
- Behind by
- 98,005
Electors
12,65,132
Total votes polled
6,90,851
Valid votes
6,90,851
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.6%
Full result, 2004
13 candidates · 6,90,851 valid votes
SITARAM YADAVRJDwon
3,26,165
47.2%
NAVAL KISHORE RAIJD(U)
2,28,160
33.0%
RAJNI RANJAN SAHUSP
87,289
12.6%
NAWAL KISHOR SAHISAP
11,411
1.6%
NAJMUJJAMABSP
10,665
1.5%
SITARAM RAIIND
7,326
1.1%
SONE LAL SAHIND
6,251
0.9%
MOHAMMAD SAGIRIND
3,313
0.5%
AWADH KISHORE YADAVIND
3,029
0.4%
RAMASHRAYA RAIIND
2,352
0.3%
KAMLA KANT MISHRAIND
1,745
0.3%
UTTAM LAL DASIND
1,649
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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
