Lok Sabha · BR-9

Vaishali

1998

RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH

RJDRJD

Margin41,4945.7%

Winner votes3,22,10144.0%

ReservationGEN

RJDSAPJDBJCIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH RJD	3,22,101	44.0%
2	BRISHIM PATEL SAP	2,80,607	38.3%
3	SHASHI KUMAR RAI JD	1,11,067	15.2%
4	BHARAT PD.SINGH BJC	6,600	0.9%
5	LAKHICHANDRA RAY IND	5,982	0.8%
6	BADRI RAM IND	1,477	0.2%
7	SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH SP	1,448	0.2%
8	VASUDEO RAM IND	1,070	0.1%
9	JAGDEO PASWAN IND	982	0.1%
10	SUKHDEO KESARI IND	681	0.1%
11	UMASHANKER PASWAN IND	528	0.1%

Turnout70.7%Votes cast7,42,358Electors10,49,832

1999

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

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

Margin45,3926.4%

Winner votes3,08,45843.5%

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RJDBPSPINDINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Raghuvansh Prasad Singh RJD	3,08,458	43.5%
2	Lovely Anand BPSP	2,63,066	37.1%
3	Shashi Kumar Rai IND	1,12,450	15.8%
4	Mohammad Umar Ansari IND	7,566	1.1%
5	Yogendra Ram IND	6,952	1.0%
6	Maheshwar Paswan IND	4,966	0.7%
7	Shambhu Sharan Thakur NCP	2,261	0.3%
8	Prabhat Kiran AJBP	2,092	0.3%
9	Upendra Choudhary IND	1,248	0.2%
10	Ramekbal Ram IND	693	0.1%

Turnout68.8%Votes cast7,21,601Electors10,49,006

Winner held byRJD (all 2 elections)

Marginwidening

Turnoutfalling

Candidates11 → 10

Margin range41,494 – 45,392