Hazaribagh (BR-48): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots

1996

MAHABIR LAL VISWAKARMA

BJPBJP

Margin71,25111.5%

Winner votes2,37,35738.4%

ReservationGEN

BJPCPIJMM(M)INCCPI(ML)(L)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MAHABIR LAL VISWAKARMA BJP	2,37,357	38.4%
2	BHUMESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA CPI	1,66,106	26.8%
3	TEKLAL MEHTO JMM(M)	97,816	15.8%
4	CHANDRASHEKHAR DUBEY INC	56,139	9.1%
5	GUNNI ORAON CPI(ML)(L)	18,961	3.1%
6	HEERA LAL SAHA JMM	8,693	1.4%
7	BIGAN MAHTO IND	3,706	0.6%
8	NANHKU MUNDA IND	3,255	0.5%
9	RAGENDRA PRASAD IND	2,663	0.4%
10	SAFIR UDDIN ANSARI IND	2,353	0.4%
11	SUKH SAGAR PRASAD BSP	1,933	0.3%
12	JYOTI LAL RAM IND	1,678	0.3%
13	VIRENDRA MAHTO IND	1,149	0.2%
14	VARTU SAO IND	1,099	0.2%
15	SHANKAR DHOBI IND	1,046	0.2%
16	SHYAM SUNDAR TIWARY JKP	1,040	0.2%
17	SANJEET KUMAR SINGH IND	1,015	0.2%
18	RAGHUNATH RAM IND	1,013	0.2%
19	SUSHIL KU. SINGH IND	934	0.1%
20	DWARIKA MAHTO IND	932	0.1%
21	VINOD THAKUR IND	922	0.1%
22	SHAMIM IND	849	0.1%
23	TULSI MAHTO IND	848	0.1%
24	PREHLAD SHARMA IND	824	0.1%
25	NAND LAL SINGH AIIC(T)	743	0.1%
26	BIJAY KU. GUPTA IND	707	0.1%
27	GALLU BEDIA ALIAS CHANDRASHEKHAR BEDIA PSSS	648	0.1%
28	SARFARAJ HAKIM IND	615	0.1%
29	TILAK RAM KUSHWAHA IND	583	0.1%
30	SANJAY KU. SINHA IND	551	0.1%
31	SHRILAL TIWARY IND	525	0.1%
32	UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH IND	461	0.1%
33	KARU CHOUDHARY IND	445	0.1%
34	SHYAM LAL RAM AZAD IND	433	0.1%
35	DEONATH PASWAN IND	393	0.1%
36	SANJEEV KUMAR SINHA IND	365	0.1%

Turnout51.9%Votes cast6,28,922Electors12,13,041

1998

YASHWANT SINHA

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin1,63,50623.6%

Winner votes3,23,28346.7%

ReservationGEN

BJPCPIJMM(M)CPI(ML)(L)JMM

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	YASHWANT SINHA BJP	3,23,283	46.7%
2	BHUWANESHWAR PD.MEHTA CPI	1,59,777	23.1%
3	TEKLAL MAHTO JMM(M)	1,40,053	20.2%
4	DEOKI NANDAN VEDIA CPI(ML)(L)	30,083	4.3%
5	PRATIMA DEVI JMM	28,964	4.2%
6	ARJUN RAM IND	4,280	0.6%
7	UMESH KUMAR CHOUBEY AJBP	3,755	0.5%
8	MAHENDRA RAM IND	1,950	0.3%

Turnout58.0%Votes cast7,04,206Electors12,13,735

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