2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): UDAY SINGH — 244,426 votes
Rank 2: RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV — 231,543 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 12,883
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BIHAR · Lok Sabha · 4 archived elections. View complete seat history.
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAJESH RANJAN — 438,193 votes
Rank 2: JAY KRISHNA MANDAL — 185,627 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 252,566
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): JAY KRISHNA MANDAL — 265,096 votes
Rank 2: RAJESH RANJAN — 229,279 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 35,817
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAJESH RANJAN — 443,111 votes
Rank 2: RAJENDRA PD. GUPTA — 126,956 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 316,155
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