Siwan (BR-5): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots

1996

M. SAHABUDDIN

JDUnited Front

Margin1,65,24326.6%

Winner votes3,26,35152.6%

ReservationGEN

JDBJPCPI(ML)(L)INCIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	M. SAHABUDDIN JD	3,26,351	52.6%
2	JANARDAN TIWARI BJP	1,61,108	25.9%
3	RAMESH SINGH KUSHWAHA CPI(ML)(L)	1,09,358	17.6%
4	ZAFAR AHMAD GANI INC	4,219	0.7%
5	AYODHYA DUBEY IND	2,450	0.4%
6	MUSTAQUE AHMAD IND	2,261	0.4%
7	RAM DHYAN PRASAD IND	1,888	0.3%
8	SURESH YADAV IND	1,812	0.3%
9	SHANKAR PRASAD YADAV BSP	1,654	0.3%
10	INDRASAN BHAGAT IND	1,359	0.2%
11	UMESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR IND	1,268	0.2%
12	RAM AUTAR PRASAD IND	1,070	0.2%
13	MURSHARAF ALI AIIC(T)	992	0.2%
14	NASIR KHAN IND	893	0.1%
15	SINGH DHARAMPAL IND	718	0.1%
16	JAI PRAKASH PANDEY IND	706	0.1%
17	UTTAM SINGH IND	520	0.1%
18	KRISHNAND PRASAD IND	501	0.1%
19	SWAMI DEVENDRA KISHORE IND	493	0.1%
20	LADOO LAL SAH IND	409	0.1%
21	VIRENDRA SHUKLA IND	375	0.1%
22	VIPIN BIHARI RAM IND	259	0.0%
23	DHARMIKCHHUK PRASAD IND	207	0.0%

Turnout63.5%Votes cast6,30,460Electors9,92,425

1998

M.SAHABUDDIN

RJDRJD

Margin1,20,48418.1%

Winner votes3,27,34149.2%

ReservationGEN

RJDBJPCPI(ML)(L)SPJD

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	M.SAHABUDDIN RJD	3,27,341	49.2%
2	VIJAY SHANKAR DUBEY BJP	2,06,857	31.1%
3	RAMESH SINGH KUSHWAHA CPI(ML)(L)	1,12,223	16.9%
4	RAM ASHISH YADAV SP	7,286	1.1%
5	NEELESH TIWARI JD	3,472	0.5%
6	SURENDRA PRASAD IND	3,002	0.5%
7	NAROTTAM MISHRA AJBP	2,494	0.4%
8	PREM CHAND TIWARI IND	2,144	0.3%

Turnout68.4%Votes cast6,75,420Electors9,87,686

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