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Arrah, Bihar — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Arrah (Bihar) was won by R. K. Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 147,285 votes over Raju Yadav. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Arrah, Bihar, from 1977 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1977–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1977 Chandradeo Prasad Verma Bharatiya Lok Dal 323,913 70.7% Baliram Bhagat (Indian National Congress) 210,877 (46.0 pts)
1980 Chandradeo Prasad Verma Janata Party (Secular) 158,533 38.4% Imamul Hai Khan (Janata Party) 8,949 (2.2 pts)
1984 Bali Ram Bhagat Indian National Congress 227,206 53.2% Noor Ahmad (LKD) 154,922 (36.3 pts)
1989 Rameshwar Prasad IPF 178,211 32.7% Tulsi Singh (Janata Dal) 16,440 (3.0 pts)
1991 Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav Janata Dal 275,320 40.9% Surajdeo Singh (Janata Party) 55,348 (8.2 pts)
1996 Chandra Deo Prasad Verma Janata Dal 192,046 30.1% Ram Prasad Singh (SAP) 41,041 (6.4 pts)
1998 H.P.Singh SAP 286,286 39.4% Chandra Deo Prasad Verma (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 58,164 (8.0 pts)
1999 Ram Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 264,140 38.7% H P Singh (Janata Dal (United)) 92,282 (13.5 pts)
2004 Kanti Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 299,422 38.0% Ram Naresh Ram (CPI (ML) Liberation) 149,743 (19.0 pts)
2009 Meena Singh Janata Dal (United) 212,726 38.2% Rama Kishore Singh (LJP) 74,720 (13.4 pts)
2014 Raj Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 391,074 43.8% Sribhagwan Singh Kushwaha (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 135,870 (15.2 pts)
2019 R. K. Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 566,480 53.5% Raju Yadav (CPI (ML) Liberation) 147,285 (13.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandradeo Prasad Verma Bharatiya Lok Dal 323,913 70.7%
Baliram Bhagat Indian National Congress 113,036 24.7%
Rameshwar Upadhaya SUC 5,822 1.3%
Jamuna Sharma Independent 5,258 1.1%
Chhote Lal Ram Independent 3,549 0.8%
Maslehuddin Baig Independent 2,046 0.4%
Dharikshan Singh Independent 1,736 0.4%
Vinod Dhari Singh Independent 1,393 0.3%
Baleshwar Dubey Independent 1,077 0.2%
Sheo Narayan Dass Independent 510 0.1%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandradeo Prasad Verma Janata Party (Secular) 158,533 38.4%
Imamul Hai Khan Janata Party 149,584 36.3%
Budhdeo Singh Congress (I) 74,659 18.1%
Ram Subhag Singh Independent 15,183 3.7%
Rama Kant Pandey Independent 2,435 0.6%
Rajniti Prasad Independent 2,113 0.5%
Gauri Shankar Tiwari Independent 1,893 0.5%
Kishori Ram Independent 1,506 0.4%
Krishna Kuamr Pandey RRP 1,364 0.3%
Sheo Prasad Singh Independent 1,361 0.3%
Mahesh Singh Independent 1,129 0.3%
Vindesh Chandra Pandey Independent 826 0.2%
Vinod Dhari Singh Independent 520 0.1%
Ram Babu Singh Independent 475 0.1%
Ram Nagina Ram Independent 462 0.1%
Ram Chandra Singh Independent 442 0.1%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bali Ram Bhagat Indian National Congress 227,206 53.2%
Noor Ahmad LKD 72,284 16.9%
Chandra Deo Pd. Verma Janata Party 45,479 10.6%
Hardwar Singh Independent 30,477 7.1%
Ramashish Gupta Independent 14,089 3.3%
Gupteshwar Singh Independent 10,811 2.5%
Ram Shankar Pandey Independent 5,338 1.2%
Rajan Singh Independent 4,353 1.0%
Awadhesh Singh Independent 2,607 0.6%
Paramhans Pandey Independent 1,720 0.4%
Deo Bans Pd. Lohia Independent 1,714 0.4%
Hari Pandey Independent 1,699 0.4%
Surendra Kumar Verma Independent 1,629 0.4%
Ram Naj Roy Independent 1,338 0.3%
Lalan Kishore Singh Independent 1,005 0.2%
Sambhu Singh Independent 755 0.2%
Swami Hare Giri Nag Independent 700 0.2%
Ambika Singh Independent 634 0.1%
Ram Badan Roy Independent 627 0.1%
Lalan Mahto Independent 583 0.1%
Awadesh Kumar Independent 553 0.1%
Ram Pravesh Ram Independent 471 0.1%
Shiv Pd. Singh Independent 337 0.1%
Kapildeo Singh Yadav Independent 314 0.1%
Ram Dhani Ram Independent 237 0.1%
Upendra Singh Independent 226 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rameshwar Prasad IPF 178,211 32.7%
Tulsi Singh Janata Dal 161,771 29.6%
Baliram Bhagat Indian National Congress 125,384 23.0%
Satinder Narayan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 54,246 9.9%
Ramawadesh Singh LKD (B) 9,365 1.7%
Sant Kumar Singh SSD 2,628 0.5%
Devender Kumar Singh Independent 1,704 0.3%
Rajendra Prasad Singh Independent 1,473 0.3%
Probodh Kumar Tiwari Independent 1,378 0.3%
Shiv Prasad Singh Independent 1,200 0.2%
Ashok Singh Ravani DDP 1,117 0.2%
Devvans Prasad Independent 1,082 0.2%
Shribhagwan Pandey Independent 1,038 0.2%
Rajpati Devi Independent 882 0.2%
Calector Singh Independent 754 0.1%
Anwar Hussain Independent 716 0.1%
Vinod Kumar Singh Independent 632 0.1%
Alwad Ahmad JNP (JP) 630 0.1%
Subhash Chand Jain Independent 601 0.1%
Ravi Prasad Gupta Independent 490 0.1%
Surendra Mohan Singh Independent 489 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav Janata Dal 275,320 40.9%
Surajdeo Singh Janata Party 219,972 32.7%
Rameshwar Prasad IPF 117,262 17.4%
Ramdeo Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party 27,031 4.0%
Shrikant Nirala Indian National Congress 21,986 3.3%
Raj Nath Singh Independent 1,650 0.2%
Sharda Singh BKUS 1,067 0.2%
Hirdya Rai Independent 815 0.1%
Sudarshan Singh Independent 774 0.1%
Suresh Singh Independent 616 0.1%
Mohd. Shamim Bahujan Samaj Party 565 0.1%
Devendra Kumar Singh LKD 550 0.1%
Raj Nath Paswan Independent 518 0.1%
Yugeshwar Prasad Singh Independent 422 0.1%
Sant Kumar Singh SSD 399 0.1%
Bhushan Singh Independent 394 0.1%
Ramjatan Singh Independent 390 0.1%
Bindeshwar Tewary All India Forward Bloc 332 0.0%
Lal Baba Tyagi Independent 295 0.0%
Raj Nandan Singh Independent 295 0.0%
Raj Kumar Rai Independent 275 0.0%
Anand Kumar Independent 248 0.0%
Laxman Paswan Independent 209 0.0%
Ram Ekbal Yadav Independent 181 0.0%
Sudeshwar Prasad Independent 177 0.0%
Sateyandra Singh Independent 138 0.0%
Bhuneshwar Thakur Independent 127 0.0%
Kamakhya Kumar Independent 113 0.0%
Gaj Badan Rai Independent 102 0.0%
Umesh Prasad Singh Independent 102 0.0%
Shail Kumari Srivastava (W) DDP 98 0.0%
Gulab Ram Independent 90 0.0%
Pukar Das Independent 80 0.0%
Dinesh Kumar Rai Independent 71 0.0%
Paras Rai Independent 70 0.0%
Awadhesh Pandey Independent 65 0.0%
Sheo Kumar Yadav Independent 56 0.0%
Nandjee Singh Independent 52 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandra Deo Prasad Verma Janata Dal 192,046 30.1%
Ram Prasad Singh SAP 151,005 23.7%
Rameshwar Prasad CPI (ML) Liberation 146,398 23.0%
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav Indian National Congress 124,628 19.6%
Amlendu Satya Vrat Pandey AIIC(T) 3,658 0.6%
Ashok Kumar Singh Independent 1,983 0.3%
Mokhitar Ahmad Independent 1,256 0.2%
Banarsi Devi Independent 923 0.1%
Nand Kishore Sao Independent 919 0.1%
Ramdeo Prem Jiwan Bahujan Samaj Party 888 0.1%
Narayan Jha Independent 831 0.1%
Saiyyad Shahjahan Ahmad PHK 779 0.1%
Birendra Pratap Singh Independent 757 0.1%
Lalu Prasad Independent 648 0.1%
Ramanuj Rai Independent 571 0.1%
Niyogi Narayan Independent 557 0.1%
Sant Kumar Singh Independent 545 0.1%
Ali Hussain Independent 477 0.1%
Suresh Singh Independent 457 0.1%
Lall Singh (Chaprapar) Independent 415 0.1%
Chandrashevar Pd. Singh Independent 406 0.1%
Ram Mangal Thakur Independent 402 0.1%
Uma Shanker Singh Independent 397 0.1%
Lallanje Independent 377 0.1%
Dilli Ram Independent 362 0.1%
Lallan Singh (Gorpa) Independent 347 0.1%
Ram Nath Singh Independent 337 0.1%
Ram Anugrah Singh Independent 320 0.1%
Harmuni Yadav Independent 273 0.0%
Devi Sao Independent 272 0.0%
Delep Kumar Verma Independent 267 0.0%
Tek Naryan Sao Independent 234 0.0%
Umeshwar Mishra Independent 212 0.0%
Aminudaulla Independent 200 0.0%
Kashi Nath Prasad Independent 177 0.0%
Jawahar Rai Independent 174 0.0%
Sheo Kumar Paswan Independent 170 0.0%
Kashi Nath Singh Independent 169 0.0%
Shambhu Singh Independent 169 0.0%
Krishna Murari Shiv Sena 168 0.0%
Sabha Nand Singh Independent 166 0.0%
Munna Singh Independent 151 0.0%
Yogendra Prasad Independent 147 0.0%
Anandi Thakur Independent 143 0.0%
Kusendra Prasad Independent 138 0.0%
Arun Prakash Independent 123 0.0%
Om Prakash Singh Independent 118 0.0%
Surendra Mohan Independent 108 0.0%
Ravindra Tewary Independent 100 0.0%
Tukar Singh Independent 96 0.0%
Sidheshwar Singh Independent 95 0.0%
Abhay Singh Independent 83 0.0%
Surendra Prasad Chawiasia Independent 83 0.0%
Sabodhan Singh Independent 82 0.0%
Rajendra Rai Independent 81 0.0%
Satish Pandey Independent 81 0.0%
Virendra Kumar Independent 77 0.0%
Amer Singh Independent 74 0.0%
Satya Nand Singh Independent 70 0.0%
Hira Lal Independent 68 0.0%
Vinod Kumar Singh Independent 67 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
H.P.Singh SAP 286,286 39.4%
Chandra Deo Prasad Verma Rashtriya Janata Dal 228,122 31.4%
Krishna Deo Yadav CPI (ML) Liberation 163,945 22.6%
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav BJC 24,886 3.4%
Siddhnath Ray Indian National Congress 5,744 0.8%
Punam Singh Janata Dal 4,660 0.6%
Prithwi Narayan Independent 2,506 0.3%
Sanjay Kumar Sinha Independent 2,316 0.3%
Ram Chandra Singh Independent 2,019 0.3%
Ram Srup Singh Shiv Sena 1,534 0.2%
Rama Shankar Pandey Independent 969 0.1%
Dharani Dhar Singh Independent 969 0.1%
Bikrama Singh Independent 857 0.1%
Ram Balak Ray Independent 638 0.1%
Shridhar Upadhayay ABHM 617 0.1%
Umesh Singh Independent 305 0.0%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 264,140 38.7%
H P Singh Janata Dal (United) 171,858 25.2%
Rameshwar Prasad CPI (ML) Liberation 141,939 20.8%
Rang Bahadur Singh Independent 87,263 12.8%
Ram Awadhesh Singh Janata Dal (Secular) 6,081 0.9%
Udai Narain Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 2,726 0.4%
Ajit Singh KVSB 1,481 0.2%
Abhimanyu Prasad Singh Rashtriya Lok Dal 1,466 0.2%
Ram Swaroop Singh Yadav AJBP 1,240 0.2%
Mahendra Pd Sinha Independent 1,055 0.2%
Sridhar Upadhaya ABHM 1,013 0.1%
Gopi Chandra Prasad Nationalist Congress Party 718 0.1%
Poonam Singh SJP(R) 441 0.1%
Mahesh Prasad Independent 368 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kanti Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 299,422 38.0%
Ram Naresh Ram CPI (ML) Liberation 149,679 19.0%
Brahmeshwar Nath Sigh Independent 148,973 18.9%
Ashok Kumar Verma Janata Dal (United) 147,525 18.7%
Haridwar Prasad Singh SAP 11,776 1.5%
Narendra Kumar Singh Samajwadi Party 7,699 1.0%
Ram Kundal Sharma Bahujan Samaj Party 7,050 0.9%
Rameshwar Prasad Gupta Independent 5,604 0.7%
Rameshwar Kumar Bharti Janata Party 4,539 0.6%
Rana Singh Independent 2,881 0.4%
Jitendra Tiwary ABJS 2,251 0.3%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Meena Singh Janata Dal (United) 212,726 38.2%
Rama Kishore Singh LJP 138,006 24.8%
Arun Singh CPI (ML) Liberation 115,966 20.8%
Reeta Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 21,688 3.9%
Haridwar Prasad Singh Indian National Congress 20,519 3.7%
Mahesh Ram Independent 11,859 2.1%
Sobh Nath Singh Independent 9,787 1.8%
Bharat Bhusan Pandey ABJS 3,791 0.7%
Ramadhar Singh Shiv Sena 3,789 0.7%
Satya Narayan Yadav RSWD 3,533 0.6%
Bharat Singh Sahyogi Independent 3,097 0.6%
Santosh Kumar RDMP 3,069 0.6%
Ajit Prasad Mehta JKM 2,726 0.5%
Ashok Kumar Singh Independent 2,391 0.4%
Saiyad Gainiuddin Haider ANC 1,926 0.3%
Sambhu Prasad Sharma AIFB 1,478 0.3%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Raj Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 391,074 43.8%
Sribhagwan Singh Kushwaha Rashtriya Janata Dal 255,204 28.6%
Raju Yadav CPI (ML) Liberation 98,805 11.1%
Meena Singh Janata Dal (United) 75,962 8.5%
None Of The Above Independent 14,703 1.6%
Bharat Bhushan Pandey ABJS 10,950 1.2%
Ramesh Chandra Badal Bahujan Samaj Party 7,637 0.9%
Dr. Surendra Kumar Prasad Aam Aadmi Party 7,518 0.8%
Ashok Ram Independent 7,305 0.8%
Baijnath Yadav BMP 6,886 0.8%
Gopal Singh Independent 5,879 0.7%
Shambhu Prasad Sharma HVD 5,680 0.6%
Shankar Dayal Paswan Independent 5,610 0.6%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R. K. Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 566,480 53.5%
Raju Yadav CPI (ML) Liberation 419,195 39.6%
Shiv Das Singh Independent 13,773 1.3%
Raj Giri Bhagat SSD 12,598 1.2%
Manoj Yadav Bahujan Samaj Party 10,778 1.0%
Dr. Kumar Sheelbhadra Independent 9,162 0.9%
Lakshaman Kumar Ojha Independent 7,902 0.7%
Anil Kumar Singh PSP(L) 7,041 0.7%
Ram Raj Singh Independent 4,555 0.4%
Krishna Paswan BKVP 3,778 0.4%
Bharat Bhushan Pandey ABJS 3,597 0.3%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 46.0 pts 1980: Janata Party (Secular) margin 2.2 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 36.3 pts 1989: IPF margin 3.0 pts 1991: Janata Dal margin 8.2 pts 1996: Janata Dal margin 6.4 pts 1998: SAP margin 8.0 pts 1999: Rashtriya Janata Dal margin 13.5 pts 2004: Rashtriya Janata Dal margin 19.0 pts 2009: Janata Dal (United) margin 13.4 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 15.2 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 13.9 pts 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Arrah has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Bharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party (Secular), Indian National Congress, IPF, Janata Dal, SAP, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Arrah in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

R. K. Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Arrah, Bihar, in 2019 with 566,480 votes (53.5%), a margin of 147,285 votes over Raju Yadav.

Which parties have won Arrah since 1977?

Since 1977, Arrah has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, IPF, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Janata Party (Secular), Rashtriya Janata Dal, SAP.

What was the closest result in Arrah?

The closest result on record for Arrah was 1980, when Janata Party (Secular) beat Janata Party by just 8,949 votes (2.2 percentage points).

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