1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY — 248,454 votes
Rank 2: RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH — 228,630 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 19,824
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1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): RABINDRA KUMAR PANDEY — 285,523 votes
Rank 2: RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH — 216,732 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 68,791
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY — 218,188 votes
Rank 2: SABA AHMED — 126,525 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 91,663
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): BINOD BIHARI MAHTO — 228,413 votes
Rank 2: RAMDAS SINGH — 150,610 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 77,803
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