1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY — 379,261 votes
Rank 2: K K TEWARI — 138,084 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 241,177
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BIHAR · Lok Sabha · 4 archived elections. View complete seat history.
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAMTAHAL CHOUDHARY — 398,022 votes
Rank 2: KESHAV MAHTO KAMLESH — 254,442 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 143,580
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY — 215,278 votes
Rank 2: KESHWA MAHTO KAMLESH — 175,986 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 39,292
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY — 223,824 votes
Rank 2: AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH — 104,247 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 119,577
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