Lok Sabha · BR-45

Kodarma

1998

RITLAL PRASAD VERMA

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin97,91114.7%

Winner votes2,80,63542.1%

ReservationGEN

BJPRJDINCJDCPI(ML)(L)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RITLAL PRASAD VERMA BJP	2,80,635	42.1%
2	AVID HUSSAIN RJD	1,82,724	27.4%
3	TILAKDHARI PD. SINGH INC	1,22,478	18.4%
4	GAUTTAM SAGAR RANA JD	47,116	7.1%
5	MAHANDERA PRASAD SINGH CPI(ML)(L)	29,831	4.5%
6	SHAKEEL AKHTAR AIMF	2,480	0.4%
7	MANOHAR PRASAD BHADANI BJC	1,904	0.3%

Turnout59.8%Votes cast6,80,671Electors11,39,228

1999

Tilakdhari Pd Singh

INCCongress-led alliance (INC-RJD-CPM), Bihar 1999

Margin10,1781.7%

Winner votes2,73,80846.0%

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INCBJPCPI(ML)(L)NCPJMM

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Tilakdhari Pd Singh INC	2,73,808	46.0%
2	Ritlal Prasad Verma BJP	2,63,630	44.3%
3	Nazmul Hasan CPI(ML)(L)	21,100	3.5%
4	Dr Mumtaj Ansari NCP	19,587	3.3%
5	Bhagwat Rana JMM	9,037	1.5%
6	Aftab Ahmad BSP	3,149	0.5%
7	Samsad Ahmad JP	2,014	0.3%
8	Wakil Narayan IND	1,369	0.2%
9	Ramdeo Mahtha IND	1,303	0.2%

Turnout53.0%Votes cast6,02,557Electors11,37,548

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutfalling

Candidates7 → 9

Margin range10,178 – 97,911