Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1996
54 constituencies in Bihar, 58.56% turnout.
Seats
54
Candidates
1,448
41 women, 3 elected
Turnout
58.56%
3.42 cr of 5.84 cr
Leading party
JD
22 of 54 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDJanata Dal | 22 | -9 | 44 | 1,09,11,044 | 31.88% | -2.26 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 18 | +13 | 32 | 70,29,890 | 20.54% | +4.59 |
| SAPSAP | 6 | +6 | 20 | 49,46,601 | 14.45% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | -5 | 7 | 17,38,016 | 5.08% | -2.47 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | +1 | 54 | 44,46,053 | 12.99% | -10.68 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 1103 | 18,34,924 | 5.36% | +2.03 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1 | -5 | 18 | 8,98,505 | 2.63% | -1.89 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 1 | +1 | 3 | 4,59,918 | 1.34% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7,21,619 | 2.11% | — |
| JMMMJMMM | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,94,997 | 0.86% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2,88,892 | 0.84% | -0.57 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2,16,100 | 0.63% | +0.49 |
| MCOMCO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,14,406 | 0.33% | — |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1,11,003 | 0.32% | — |
| JKPJKP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74,247 | 0.22% | -0.13 |
| JKPPJKPP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58,132 | 0.17% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13,020 | 0.04% | — |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10,873 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9,704 | 0.03% | -5.88 |
| PHKPHK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6,904 | 0.02% | — |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6,079 | 0.02% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,994 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4,845 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| BLPYBLPY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,616 | 0.01% | — |
| VJPVishal Janta Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,328 | 0.01% | — |
| JKPNJKPN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,007 | 0.01% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,847 | 0.01% | — |
| ABDBMABDBM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,295 | 0.01% | — |
| RAMRAM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,895 | 0.01% | — |
| ABLTASJMABLTASJM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,111 | 0.00% | — |
| ABJVPABJVP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,077 | 0.00% | — |
| RMEPRMEP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 745 | 0.00% | — |
| BPIBPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 274 | 0.00% | — |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 0.00% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
- JD22 (41%)
- BJP18 (33%)
- SAP6 (11%)
- CPI3 (6%)
- INC2 (4%)
- IND1 (2%)
- Others2 (4%)
- JD22
- BJP18
- SAP6
- CPI3
- INC2
- IND1
- Others2
- JD22
- BJP18
- SAP6
- CPI3
- INC2
- IND1
- JMM1
- SP1
Constituency performance
From the 54 results in Bihar
Closest contest
BIKRAMGANJ
won by 2,423 (0.37%)
Biggest victory
PURNEA
won by 3,16,155 (47.08%)
Highest turnout
NALANDA
75.27%
Lowest turnout
PALAMU
44.66%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained29 (54%)
- Changed hands22 (41%)
- New seat3 (6%)
29 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 22 changed hands. 3 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Bihar, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- JD
- BJP
- SAP
- CPI
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 54 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 54
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARARIA | JDSUKDEO PASWAN | BJPRAMJI RISHIDEO | 48,2788.26% | 55.7% |
| ARRAH | JDCHANDRA DEO PRASAD VERMA | SAPRAM PRASAD SINGH | 41,0416.44% | 57.8% |
| AURANGABAD | JDVIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | INCSATYENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | 23,0324.28% | 49.5% |
| BAGAHA | SAPMAHENDRA BAITHA | JDBHOLA RAM TOOFANI | 56,07212.33% | 45.0% |
| BALIA | CPISHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINGH | BJPRAM LAKHAN SINGH | 88,33416.81% | 52.9% |
| BANKA | JDGIRIDHARI YADAV | SAPDIGVIJAY SINGH | 14,7152.34% | 59.8% |
| BARH | SAPNITISH KUMAR | JDVIJAY KRISHNA | 64,8549.27% | 64.3% |
| BEGUSARAI | INDRAMENDRA KUMAR | INCKRISHNA SAHI | 25,9243.94% | 59.7% |
| BETTIAH | BJPMADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | JDNASIM AHMAD | 51,4898.24% | 57.2% |
| BHAGALPUR | JDCHUNCHUN PRASAD YADAV | BJPPRABHASH CHANDRA TIWARI | 53,1378.24% | 52.5% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | JDKANTI SINGH | SAPVASHISHTA NARAYAN SINGH | 2,4230.37% | 58.2% |
| BUXAR | BJPLAL MUNI CHOUBEY | CPITEJ NARAIN SINGH | 63,76410.89% | 57.1% |
| CHAPRA | BJPRAJIV PRATAP RUDI | JDLAL BABU RAI | 15,4962.18% | 70.8% |
| CHATRA | BJPDHEERENDRA AGRAWAL | JDKRISHNA NANDAN PRASAD | 54,37010.75% | 49.8% |
| DARBHANGA | JDMD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI | BJPDHIRENDRA KUMAR JHA | 1,04,02116.77% | 60.5% |
| DHANBAD | BJPRITA VERMA | JDSHAMRESH SINGH | 22,1962.75% | 56.4% |
| DUMKA | JMMSHIBU SOREN | BJPBABU LAL MARANDI | 5,4781.06% | 54.5% |
| GAYA | JDBHAGWATI DEVI | BJPKRISHNA KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 59,6239.45% | 59.2% |
| GIRIDIH | BJPRAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY | JDSABA AHMED | 91,66315.34% | 53.9% |
| GODDA | BJPJAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV | JDSALAUDDIN ANSARI | 56,1859.05% | 57.3% |
| GOPALGANJ | JDLAL BABU PD. YADAV | INCKALI PRASAD PANDEY | 1,19,49617.68% | 58.3% |
| HAJIPUR | JDRAM BILASH PASWAN | SAPRAM SUNDAR DAS | 46,2316.15% | 71.0% |
| HAZARIBAGH | BJPMAHABIR LAL VISWAKARMA | CPIBHUMESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA | 71,25111.51% | 51.0% |
| JAHANABAD | CPIRAMASHRAYA PRASAD SINGH | INCJAGDISH SHARMA | 95,65012.15% | 72.0% |
| JAMSHEDPUR | BJPBHARDWAJ NITISH JANARDAN | JDINDER SINGH NAMDHARI | 55,1378.30% | 58.4% |
| JHANJHARPUR | JDDEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | INCDHANIK LAL MANDAL(BELHA WALE) | 78,14911.77% | 62.8% |
| KATIHAR | INCTARIQ ANWAR | BJPNIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 88,28613.88% | 63.9% |
| KHAGARIA | JDANIL KUMAR YADAV | SAPSHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | 12,3771.84% | 65.2% |
| KHUNTI | BJPKARIYA MUNDA | INCSUSHILA KERKETTA | 27,6726.62% | 50.8% |
| KISHANGANJ | JDTASLIMUDDIN | BJPVISHWANATH KEJRIWAL | 1,64,58324.04% | 60.5% |
| KODARMA | BJPRITLAL PRASAD VERMA | JDRAMESH PRASAD YADAV | 46,9547.61% | 55.3% |
| LOHARDAGA | BJPLALIT ORAON | INCBANDI ORAON | 40,5698.59% | 50.3% |
| MADHEPURA | JDSHARAD YADAV | SAPANAND MANDAL | 2,37,14438.51% | 61.6% |
| MADHUBANI | CPICHATURANAN MISHRA | BJPHUKM DEV NARAYAN YADAV | 53,9809.01% | 54.2% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | SAPRAM BAHADUR SINGH | JDGIRIJA DEVI | 1,52,85425.51% | 60.8% |
| MONGHYR | SAPBRAHMANAND MANDAL | JDUPENDRA PD. VERMA | 21,1462.88% | 64.8% |
| MOTIHARI | BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH | CPIABDUL MOGHANI KAIFI | 1,27,80920.91% | 54.8% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | JDJAI NARAIN PD. NISHAD | SAPHARENDRA KUMAR | 80,07412.57% | 60.3% |
| NALANDA | SAPGEORGE FERANDES | CPIVIJAI KUMAR YADAV | 1,67,86419.01% | 75.3% |
| NAWADA | BJPKAMESHWAR PASWAN | CPMPREMCHAND RAM | 96,91413.03% | 63.2% |
| PALAMU | BJPBRAJ MOHAN RAM | JDUDAI NARAYAN CHOUDHARY | 54,41511.45% | 44.7% |
| PATNA | JDRAMKRIPAL YADAV | BJPS.N.ARYA | 39,4675.10% | 53.3% |
| PURNEA | SPRAJESH RANJAN | BJPRAJENDRA PD. GUPTA | 3,16,15547.08% | 62.5% |
| RAJMAHAL | INCTHOMAS HANSDA | JMMSIMON MARANDI | 1,43,16225.67% | 58.8% |
| RANCHI | BJPRAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY | INCKESHWA MAHTO KAMLESH | 39,2926.56% | 53.2% |
| ROSERA | JDPITAMBAR PASWAN | SAPUPENDRA PASWAN | 1,22,93120.53% | 56.5% |
| SAHARSA | JDDINESH CHANDERA YADAV | INCSURYA NARIAN YADAV | 1,52,44521.78% | 61.9% |
| SAMASTIPUR | JDAJIT KUMAR MEHTA | SAPMANJAY LAL | 1,41,93419.56% | 59.6% |
| SASARAM | BJPMUNI LAL | JDCHHEDI PASWAN | 53,6339.16% | 51.4% |
| SHEOHAR | SAPANAND MOHAN | JDRAM CHANDRA PURVE | 40,6375.99% | 62.6% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1996?
Janata Dal won 22 of 54 seats in Bihar, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1996?
Turnout was 58.56% — 3.42 cr of 5.84 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 54 Lok Sabha seats.
