1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): BABU LAL MARANDI — 201,141 votes
Rank 2: RUPI SOREN KISKU — 196,493 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 4,648
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
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BIHAR · Lok Sabha · 4 archived elections. View complete seat history.
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): BABU LAL MARANDI — 277,334 votes
Rank 2: SHIBU SOREN — 264,778 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 12,556
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): SHIBU SOREN — 165,411 votes
Rank 2: BABU LAL MARANDI — 159,933 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 5,478
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): SHIBU SOREN — 260,169 votes
Rank 2: BABULAL MARANDI — 126,528 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 133,641
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