Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Begusarai (Bihar) was won by Giriraj Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 422,217 votes over Kanhaiya Kumar. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Begusarai, Bihar, from 1957 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1957–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Mathura Prasad Mishra
Indian National Congress
113,294
52.1%
Brahmadeo Pd. Singh (Praja Socialist Party)
9,220 (4.2 pts)
1962
Mathura Prasad Mishra
Indian National Congress
105,883
50.9%
Akhtar Hasmi (Communist Party of India)
54,720 (26.3 pts)
1967
Y. Sharma
Communist Party of India
180,883
53.2%
M. P. Mishra (Indian National Congress)
88,702 (26.1 pts)
1971
Shyamnandan Mishra
Congress (O)
134,836
38.5%
Yogendra Sharma (Communist Party of India)
5,462 (1.6 pts)
1977
Shyam Nandan Mishra
Bharatiya Lok Dal
185,382
44.5%
Tarkeshri Sinha (Indian National Congress)
35,228 (8.5 pts)
1980
Krishna Shahi
Congress (I)
272,234
60.1%
Shyam Nandan Mishra (Janata Party (Secular))
172,723 (38.2 pts)
1984
Krishna Shahi
Indian National Congress
387,165
73.4%
Kapil Deo Singh (Janata Party)
281,636 (53.4 pts)
1989
Lalit Vijay Singh
Janata Dal
333,570
55.3%
Krishna Sahi (Indian National Congress)
74,721 (12.4 pts)
1991
Krishna Sahi (W)
Indian National Congress
343,050
51.3%
Ram Badan Rai (Janata Dal)
67,946 (10.2 pts)
1996
Ramendra Kumar
Independent
282,191
42.9%
Krishna Sahi (Indian National Congress)
25,924 (3.9 pts)
1998
Rajo Singh
Indian National Congress
296,475
43.0%
Krishana Sahi (SAP)
52,907 (7.7 pts)
1999
Rajo Singh
Indian National Congress
318,244
50.1%
Shyam Sundar Singh (Janata Dal (United))
19,950 (3.1 pts)
2004
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Janata Dal (United)
301,562
44.4%
Krishna Sahi (Indian National Congress)
20,491 (3.0 pts)
2009
Dr. Monazir Hassan
Janata Dal (United)
205,680
28.6%
Shatrughna Prasad Singh (Communist Party of India)
40,837 (5.7 pts)
2014
Bhola Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
428,227
39.7%
Md. Tanveer Hassan (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
58,335 (5.4 pts)
2019
Giriraj Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
692,193
57.4%
Kanhaiya Kumar (Communist Party of India)
422,217 (35.0 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mathura Prasad Mishra
Indian National Congress
113,294
52.1%
Brahmadeo Pd. Singh
Praja Socialist Party
104,074
47.9%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mathura Prasad Mishra
Indian National Congress
105,883
50.9%
Akhtar Hasmi
Communist Party of India
51,163
24.6%
Rudra Narain Jha
Praja Socialist Party
26,405
12.7%
Deva Chandra Mauli
Swatantra Party
14,228
6.8%
Gulam Mustafa
Socialist Party
10,333
5.0%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Y. Sharma
Communist Party of India
180,883
53.2%
M. P. Mishra
Indian National Congress
92,181
27.1%
R. N. Singh
Swatantra Party
37,639
11.1%
R. Roy
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
29,449
8.7%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shyamnandan Mishra
Congress (O)
134,836
38.5%
Yogendra Sharma
Communist Party of India
129,374
36.9%
Ramnarain Chaudhry
Indian National Congress
43,679
12.5%
Kishori Sharan Karamsheel
Samyukta Socialist Party
40,163
11.5%
Singheshwar Singh
Independent
2,546
0.7%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shyam Nandan Mishra
Bharatiya Lok Dal
185,382
44.5%
Tarkeshri Sinha
Indian National Congress
150,154
36.0%
Indra Deep Singh
Communist Party of India
72,096
17.3%
Jagdish Mistri
Independent
9,110
2.2%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishna Shahi
Congress (I)
272,234
60.1%
Shyam Nandan Mishra
Janata Party (Secular)
99,511
22.0%
Kapildeo Narayan Singh
Janata Party
57,838
12.8%
Rajendra Chauhan
Independent
8,226
1.8%
Dawar Hussain
Independent
3,757
0.8%
Ramkhelawan Rajak
Independent
3,641
0.8%
Jagdish Mistry
Independent
2,576
0.6%
Yogendra Singh
Independent
1,964
0.4%
Bhagwan Prasad Singh
Independent
1,740
0.4%
Vinod Rabidas
Independent
1,165
0.3%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishna Shahi
Indian National Congress
387,165
73.4%
Kapil Deo Singh
Janata Party
105,529
20.0%
Bindeshwari Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
25,649
4.9%
Chandra Bhushan Yadav
Independent
9,470
1.8%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Lalit Vijay Singh
Janata Dal
333,570
55.3%
Krishna Sahi
Indian National Congress
258,849
42.9%
Jay Shankar Yadav
LKD (B)
2,429
0.4%
Ladu Lal Tanti
Independent
2,224
0.4%
Ram Bahadur Singh
Independent
1,941
0.3%
Sita Ram Shah
DDP
1,785
0.3%
Dinesh Pd. Singh
Independent
1,672
0.3%
Sita Ram Shastri
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1,237
0.2%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishna Sahi (W)
Indian National Congress
343,050
51.3%
Ram Badan Rai
Janata Dal
275,104
41.1%
Lalita Singh (W)
Bharatiya Janata Party
27,538
4.1%
Lalit Vijay Singh
Janata Party
17,826
2.7%
Ram Badan Singh
Independent
927
0.1%
Krishna Murari
Independent
601
0.1%
Shambhu Singh
Independent
581
0.1%
Vijoy Shankar Azad
Bahujan Samaj Party
506
0.1%
Sita Ram Shah
Independent
484
0.1%
Manik Singh
Independent
407
0.1%
Rajendra Singh
Independent
406
0.1%
Ram Das Mahato
Independent
346
0.1%
Vijoy Kumar Sekhpuri
Independent
280
0.0%
Giriwar Singh
Independent
230
0.0%
Rudal Singh
Independent
212
0.0%
Shishir Kumar Sinha
Independent
99
0.0%
Om Prakash Singh
Independent
80
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramendra Kumar
Independent
282,191
42.9%
Krishna Sahi
Indian National Congress
256,267
38.9%
Shyam Nandan Mishra
SAP
93,503
14.2%
Vinay Kumar
Independent
5,118
0.8%
Gorvadhan Chauhan
Independent
4,141
0.6%
Kumar R.B.
BLPY
3,616
0.5%
Rajendra Singh
Independent
3,018
0.5%
Birendra Kumar
Independent
1,602
0.2%
Subodh Paswan
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,398
0.2%
Dinesh Prasad Singh
Independent
1,308
0.2%
Lakhan Paswan
Independent
1,307
0.2%
Paramanand Singh
Independent
1,249
0.2%
Chandra Deo Mahto
Independent
1,056
0.2%
Shiv Deo Pra.
Independent
921
0.1%
Radhika Kraman Prasad
Independent
779
0.1%
Arjun Singh
Independent
481
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajo Singh
Indian National Congress
296,475
43.0%
Krishana Sahi
SAP
243,568
35.3%
Ramendra Kumar
Communist Party of India
144,540
21.0%
Ram Bilas Singh
Independent
4,957
0.7%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajo Singh
Indian National Congress
318,244
50.1%
Shyam Sundar Singh
Janata Dal (United)
298,294
47.0%
Shivsagar Singh
CPI (ML) Liberation
9,317
1.5%
Navin Kumar
BJC(R)
6,192
1.0%
Chandra Bhushan Yadav
Janata Dal (Secular)
3,220
0.5%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Janata Dal (United)
301,562
44.4%
Krishna Sahi
Indian National Congress
281,071
41.4%
Kumar Suman Singh
Independent
61,352
9.0%
Rajendra Mahto
Independent
10,276
1.5%
Manoj Kumar Mahto
Bahujan Samaj Party
9,480
1.4%
D. P. Ojha
Independent
5,780
0.9%
Ram Kishun Sah
AD
4,338
0.6%
Shankar Lal Chokhani
LSD
2,646
0.4%
Sree Narayan Goswami
IJP
2,162
0.3%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dr. Monazir Hassan
Janata Dal (United)
205,680
28.6%
Shatrughna Prasad Singh
Communist Party of India
164,843
23.0%
Anil Chaudhary
LJP
121,786
17.0%
Amita Bhushan
Indian National Congress
74,565
10.4%
Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh
Independent
61,220
8.5%
Ram Dayal Bharti
Independent
21,389
3.0%
Kishori Prasad Mahto
LTSD
7,763
1.1%
Ram Naresh Prasad Singh
Independent
7,542
1.1%
Narayan Prasad Hisariya
Independent
7,002
1.0%
Radha Raman Paswan
Independent
6,635
0.9%
Chandrashekhar Mahto
Bahujan Samaj Party
6,548
0.9%
Dilip Kumar
Independent
6,432
0.9%
Sajjan Chaudhary
Independent
4,715
0.7%
Ashok Sah
Independent
4,605
0.6%
Ranjeet Paswan
Independent
4,219
0.6%
Ramshraya Nishad
Independent
4,065
0.6%
Ram Sah
RPP
3,480
0.5%
Arun Kumar
Independent
3,003
0.4%
Amiya Kashyap 'Bikki'
Independent
2,773
0.4%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhola Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
428,227
39.7%
Md. Tanveer Hassan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
369,892
34.3%
Rajendra Prasad Singh
Communist Party of India
192,639
17.9%
None Of The Above
Independent
26,622
2.5%
Vaij Nath Paswan
Independent
12,143
1.1%
Sushil Kumar
Independent
11,144
1.0%
Ram Padarath Yadav
Bahujan Samaj Party
9,014
0.8%
Sunil Kumar
Aam Aadmi Party
8,639
0.8%
Pinki Devi
BMP
4,858
0.5%
Rajendra Yadav
Independent
4,605
0.4%
Mohammad Javed
Independent
3,405
0.3%
Hari Kant Prasad
BBC
3,344
0.3%
Pankaj Paswan
Independent
3,323
0.3%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Giriraj Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
692,193
57.4%
Kanhaiya Kumar
Communist Party of India
269,976
22.4%
Mo. Tanweer Hassan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
198,233
16.4%
Saurabh
Independent
18,638
1.5%
Shambhu Kumar Singh
Independent
10,019
0.8%
Dhiraj Narain
Independent
4,278
0.4%
Umesh Patel
SSD
4,172
0.3%
Maksudan Paswan
BMP
3,194
0.3%
Amar Kumar
Independent
2,560
0.2%
Gaurav Kumar
BLRP
1,886
0.2%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Begusarai has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Congress (O), Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Independent, Janata Dal (United), Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Begusarai in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Giriraj Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Begusarai, Bihar, in 2019 with 692,193 votes (57.4%), a margin of 422,217 votes over Kanhaiya Kumar.
Which parties have won Begusarai since 1957?
Since 1957, Begusarai has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Communist Party of India, Congress (I), Congress (O), Independent, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United).
What was the closest result in Begusarai?
The closest result on record for Begusarai was 1971, when Congress (O) beat Communist Party of India by just 5,462 votes (1.6 percentage points).