ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON

Compare constituency results over time

Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.

PATNA — year-by-year comparison

BIHAR · Lok Sabha · 4 archived elections. View complete seat history.

2004

Rank 1 (archive winner): RAM KRIPAL YADAV — 433,853 votes

Rank 2: C. P. THAKUR — 395,291 votes

Rank 1–2 vote gap: 38,562

1999

Rank 1 (archive winner): C P THAKUR — 379,370 votes

Rank 2: RAM KRIPAL YADAV — 332,478 votes

Rank 1–2 vote gap: 46,892

1998

Rank 1 (archive winner): C.P.THAKUR — 331,860 votes

Rank 2: RAM KRIPAL YADAV — 279,254 votes

Rank 1–2 vote gap: 52,606

1996

Rank 1 (archive winner): RAMKRIPAL YADAV — 388,513 votes

Rank 2: S.N.ARYA — 349,046 votes

Rank 1–2 vote gap: 39,467

Bars compare the second candidate’s votes relative to the first candidate within the same election year; they are not percentage vote share. Seat boundaries and voter turnout can change over time. Sources and limitations.