2024
Rank 1 (archive winner): DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR — 515,719 votes
Rank 2: ARJUN RAY — 464,363 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 51,356
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
BIHAR · Lok Sabha · 9 archived elections. View complete seat history.
Rank 1 (archive winner): DEVESH CHANDRA THAKUR — 515,719 votes
Rank 2: ARJUN RAY — 464,363 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 51,356
Rank 1 (archive winner): Sunil Kumar Pintu — 567,745 votes
Rank 2: Arjun Ray — 317,206 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 250,539
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAM KUMAR SHARMA — 411,265 votes
Rank 2: SITARAM YADAV — 263,300 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 147,965
Rank 1 (archive winner): ARJUN ROY — 232,782 votes
Rank 2: SAMIR KUMAR MAHASETH — 122,216 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 110,566
Rank 1 (archive winner): SITARAM YADAV — 326,165 votes
Rank 2: NAVAL KISHORE RAI — 228,160 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 98,005
Rank 1 (archive winner): NAWAL KISHORE RAI — 410,557 votes
Rank 2: SURYADEO RAI — 309,300 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 101,257
Rank 1 (archive winner): SITA RAM YADAV — 277,898 votes
Rank 2: NAWAL KISHORE RAI — 254,389 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 23,509
Rank 1 (archive winner): NAWAL KISHORE RAI — 322,483 votes
Rank 2: MD. ANVARUL HAQUE — 240,226 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 82,257
Rank 1 (archive winner): NAWAL KISHORE RAY — 425,186 votes
Rank 2: RAMBRIKSHA CHAUDHARY — 196,035 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 229,151
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.