Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 2024

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Parliamentary constituency 31 (GEN) · Bihar

State boardBihar 2024

[01]Result · 2024

#31 · GEN

Poll date19 Apr 2024

Contestants22Candidate lines

Electors20,73,685

Votes polled12,30,099

Turnout59.3%

NOTA5,6060.3% of votes

WinnerMisha BhartiRashtriya Janata Dal6,13,28349.9% of votes

MARGIN85,174 votes · 6.9 pp6,13,283 − 5,28,109

Runner-upRam Kripal Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party5,28,10942.9% of votes

RJD 53.7% of top-two votesBJP 46.3%

All candidates 22

01 Misha BhartiRJD6,13,283 49.9%
02 Ram Kripal YadavBJP5,28,109 42.9%
03 Dr S P SharmaHVD15,140 1.2%
04 Harikeshwar RamBSP10,965 0.9%
05 Vindu DeviRJP10,744 0.9%
06 Shiv Kumar SinghAKP9,016 0.7%
07 Sanjay Kumar SinghBHARTI4,753 0.4%
08 Md Farooque RazaAIMIM4,023 0.3%
09 Ram Niranjan RoyRCP3,915 0.3%
10 Mritunjay KumarBP(P)3,483 0.3%
11 Durgesh Nandan SinghIND3,106 0.3%
12 Nageshwar PrasadPPID2,051 0.2%
13 Subhash KumarBLCP1,979 0.2%
14 Nitesh Kumar PatelAJD1,817 0.1%
15 Ranjan KumarIND1,809 0.1%
16 Niraj KumarIND1,771 0.1%
17 Kunal KumarHSP1,614 0.1%
18 Khushboo KumariABPP1,483 0.1%
19 Anil DasBDP1,469 0.1%
20 Anil Kumar ChandSUCI(C)1,424 0.1%
21 Madhuri KumariAIFB1,302 0.1%
22 Jawahar SinghBMP1,237 0.1%

Turnout 59.3%

Male 10.37 lakh50.0% Female 10.37 lakh50.0%

Share of 20,73,685 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,000
NOTAcounted within the total5,606 · 0.3%
State median turnoutmedian of 40 seats, 202457.2%
ReconciliationΣ 22 candidates = 12,24,493Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

2024
6.9 pp
Misha BhartiRashtriya Janata Dal
2019
3.6 pp
Ram Kripal YadavBharatiya Janata Party
2014
4.1 pp
Ram Kripal YadavBharatiya Janata Party
2009
3.7 pp
Ranjan Prasad YadavJanata Dal (United)
2006
37.5 pp
Ramswaroop PrasadJanata Dal (United)
2004
11.4 pp
Nitish KumarJanata Dal (United)
1999
4.8 pp
Renu KumariJanata Dal (United)
1998
11.2 pp
Shakuni ChoudhurySamata Party
1996
1.8 pp
Anil Kumar YadavJanata Dal
1991
27.3 pp
Ram Sharan YadavJanata Dal
1989
23.5 pp
Ram Sharan YadavJanata Dal
1984
29.4 pp
Chandra Shekhar Prasad VermaIndian National Congress
1980
12.9 pp
Satish Pd. SinghIndian National Congress
1977
37.0 pp
Gyaneshwar Prasad YadavBharatiya Lok Dal
1971
0.2 pp
Shivshankar Prasad YadavSikkim Sangram Parishad
1967
28.2 pp
K. SinghSikkim Sangram Parishad
1962
27.8 pp
Jiyalal MandalIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 37.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 92.8% of votes; the other 20 candidates 6.8% between them.
(6,13,283 + 5,28,109) ÷ 12,30,099 = 92.8% · 83,101 ÷ 12,30,099 = 6.8%
Turnout of 59.3% was 2.1 pp above the state's median seat (57.2%).
59.3 − 57.2 = +2.1
The margin widened from 3.6 pp in 2019 to 6.9 pp.
6.9 − 3.6 = +3.3 pp
Ram Kripal Yadav, the 2019 winner, finished second in 2024.
2019 winner name = 2024 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 22 candidate lines12,24,493
NOTAcounted within the total5,606
Published totalVotes polled12,30,099
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2024 · Bihar · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates22 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 40 seats on the Bihar Lok Sabha 2024 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database