2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): VIJAY KRISHNA — 426,856 votes
Rank 2: NITISH KUMAR — 389,168 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 37,688
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
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BIHAR · Lok Sabha · 5 archived elections. View complete seat history.
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): NITISH KUMAR — 362,016 votes
Rank 2: VIJAY KRISHNA — 360,681 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 1,335
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): NITISH KUMAR — 356,836 votes
Rank 2: VIJOY KRISHNA — 341,646 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 15,190
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): NITISH KUMAR — 360,156 votes
Rank 2: VIJAY KRISHNA — 295,302 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 64,854
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): NITISH KUMAR — 416,275 votes
Rank 2: SIDHESHWAR PRASAD — 241,736 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 174,539
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