Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Giridih (Bihar) was won by Ravindra Kumar Pandey (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 1999 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 19,824 votes over Rajendra Prasad Singh. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Giridih, Bihar, from 1957 to 1999.
Full Election History, 1957–1999
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Quazi S. A. Matin
CNSPJP
64,602
51.3%
Nagehwar Pd. Sinha (Indian National Congress)
25,657 (20.4 pts)
1962
Thakur Bateshwar Singh
Swatantra Party
50,469
40.6%
Chapalendu Bhattacharya (Indian National Congress)
3,458 (2.8 pts)
1967
A. I. Ahmad
Indian National Congress
70,219
35.1%
M. S. Oberay (Independent)
3,831 (1.9 pts)
1971
Chapalendu Bhattacharyya
Indian National Congress
67,046
38.3%
Krishna Ballabh Sahay (Congress (O))
4,154 (2.4 pts)
1977
Ram Das Singh
Bharatiya Lok Dal
164,120
58.4%
I. Ahmad (Indian National Congress)
78,277 (27.8 pts)
1980
Bindeshwari Dubey
Congress (I)
105,282
35.4%
Ramdas Singh (Janata Party)
26,029 (8.8 pts)
1984
Sarfraj Ahmed
Indian National Congress
195,519
53.5%
Binod Bihari Mahto (Independent)
124,753 (34.2 pts)
1989
Ram Das Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
164,573
33.9%
Binod Bihari Mahto (Independent)
8,182 (1.7 pts)
1991
Binod Bihari Mahto
JMM
228,413
48.2%
Ramdas Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party)
77,803 (16.4 pts)
1996
Ravindra Kumar Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
218,188
36.5%
Saba Ahmed (Janata Dal)
91,663 (15.3 pts)
1998
Rabindra Kumar Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
285,523
45.5%
Rajendra Prasad Singh (Indian National Congress)
68,791 (11.0 pts)
1999
Ravindra Kumar Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
248,454
46.7%
Rajendra Prasad Singh (Indian National Congress)
19,824 (3.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Quazi S. A. Matin
CNSPJP
64,602
51.3%
Nagehwar Pd. Sinha
Indian National Congress
38,945
30.9%
Alijan Mian
Communist Party of India
14,352
11.4%
Brimohan Prasad
Praja Socialist Party
8,119
6.4%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thakur Bateshwar Singh
Swatantra Party
50,469
40.6%
Chapalendu Bhattacharya
Indian National Congress
47,011
37.8%
Alijan Mian
Communist Party of India
13,378
10.8%
Rewat Mahto
Praja Socialist Party
7,031
5.7%
Braj Mohan Prasad
Independent
6,420
5.2%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. I. Ahmad
Indian National Congress
70,219
35.1%
M. S. Oberay
Independent
66,388
33.2%
R. K. Prasad
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
37,915
18.9%
S. K. Sahay
Communist Party of India
25,561
12.8%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chapalendu Bhattacharyya
Indian National Congress
67,046
38.3%
Krishna Ballabh Sahay
Congress (O)
62,892
35.9%
Chaturanan Mishra
Communist Party of India
32,168
18.4%
Shanker Lal Rungta
Independent
6,727
3.8%
Indra Narayan Singh
JKP
4,742
2.7%
Hemlal Praganit
Independent
1,589
0.9%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Das Singh
Bharatiya Lok Dal
164,120
58.4%
I. Ahmad
Indian National Congress
85,843
30.5%
Binod Bihari Mahto
Independent
24,360
8.7%
Madan Mohan Singh
JKD
6,943
2.5%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bindeshwari Dubey
Congress (I)
105,282
35.4%
Ramdas Singh
Janata Party
79,253
26.6%
Vinod Bihari Mahto
Independent
56,287
18.9%
Lal Chand Mahto
Janata Party (Secular)
24,316
8.2%
Shafique Khan
Communist Party of India
19,464
6.5%
Madan Mohan Singh
JKD
3,108
1.0%
Chaplendu Bhattacharya
Congress (U)
2,673
0.9%
Rajput Singh
Independent
2,371
0.8%
Matwar Safi
Independent
2,090
0.7%
Md. Hanif Ansari
Independent
1,521
0.5%
Har Mahendra Singh
Independent
1,155
0.4%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sarfraj Ahmed
Indian National Congress
195,519
53.5%
Binod Bihari Mahto
Independent
70,766
19.4%
Ram Das Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
65,653
18.0%
Akhlaque Ahmad
Janata Party
12,165
3.3%
Teklal Mahto
JMM
6,811
1.9%
Mumtaj Ali
Independent
4,195
1.1%
Md. Usman Ghani
Independent
4,140
1.1%
Bindheswar Jha
Independent
3,178
0.9%
Kailash Chandra Mahto
Independent
2,877
0.8%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Das Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
164,573
33.9%
Binod Bihari Mahto
Independent
156,391
32.2%
Surfraz Ahmad
Indian National Congress
133,703
27.6%
Lalchand Mahto
Janata Dal
26,602
5.5%
B.K.Dubey
Independent
2,366
0.5%
Krishna M.
DDP
1,531
0.3%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Binod Bihari Mahto
JMM
228,413
48.2%
Ramdas Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
150,610
31.8%
Sarfaraj Ahmad
Indian National Congress
76,930
16.2%
Jaikant Pandey
Independent
2,461
0.5%
Bijay Prasad Singh
Independent
2,301
0.5%
Kanthiram Murmu
Independent
2,050
0.4%
Sundar Srivastava
Independent
2,042
0.4%
Durga Singh
Independent
1,908
0.4%
Dwarika Paswan
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,653
0.3%
Madan Mohan Agrawal
Janata Party
1,015
0.2%
Ratan Lal
JKP
916
0.2%
Gurudayal Trivikram
LKD
789
0.2%
B.K. Dubey
Independent
621
0.1%
Bijuy Mahto
Independent
600
0.1%
Kajru Mahto
RRP(S)
423
0.1%
Baijnath Singh
SKD
370
0.1%
Khageshwar Mahto
Independent
346
0.1%
Sadhuram Paswan
Independent
345
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ravindra Kumar Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
218,188
36.5%
Saba Ahmed
Janata Dal
126,525
21.2%
Raj Kishor Mahto
JMM(M)
99,518
16.7%
Rajendra Prasad Singh
Indian National Congress
83,601
14.0%
Lal Chand Mahto
JMM
50,708
8.5%
B.K. Dubey
Independent
2,139
0.4%
Khubhlal Das
JKP
1,583
0.3%
Shradhyanand Pandey
Independent
1,518
0.3%
Shiv Asish Chaubey
AIIC(T)
1,403
0.2%
Ramniklal Thakur
Independent
1,246
0.2%
Rajeshwar Prasad Singh
Independent
1,145
0.2%
Durga Singh
Independent
1,145
0.2%
Usman Gani
Independent
1,123
0.2%
Mahanand Marmu
Independent
1,084
0.2%
Pramod Pandit
Independent
854
0.1%
Mohan Ragani
Independent
784
0.1%
Murli Manjhi
Independent
720
0.1%
Nand Bihari Singh
Independent
692
0.1%
Mumtaj Ali Ansari
Independent
525
0.1%
Kishore Kumar Jha
Independent
500
0.1%
Vijay Pr. Mahto
Independent
474
0.1%
Sufas Prasad Hansda
Independent
467
0.1%
Dilip Goswami
Independent
347
0.1%
Shyamsuddin Ansari
Independent
330
0.1%
Imran Khan
Independent
232
0.0%
Khiredhar Mahato
Independent
224
0.0%
Fekan Chandra Mahato
Independent
214
0.0%
Habib Jangi
Independent
189
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rabindra Kumar Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
285,523
45.5%
Rajendra Prasad Singh
Indian National Congress
216,732
34.5%
Raj Kishore Mahto
JMM(M)
76,124
12.1%
Lal Chand Mahto
Janata Dal
47,235
7.5%
Kailas Chandra Mahto
Independent
1,870
0.3%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ravindra Kumar Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
248,454
46.7%
Rajendra Prasad Singh
Indian National Congress
228,630
43.0%
Shiva Mahato
JMM(U)
42,802
8.0%
Kartik Mahato
JMM
6,256
1.2%
Kamal Das
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,944
0.6%
S H Khan
Janata Dal (Secular)
1,061
0.2%
Sushma Devi
AJBP
1,008
0.2%
Karam Chand Mahali
Independent
482
0.1%
Bijay Pd Mahato
Independent
399
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Giridih has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: CNSPJP, Swatantra Party, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party, JMM.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Giridih in the 1999 Lok Sabha election?
Ravindra Kumar Pandey (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Giridih, Bihar, in 1999 with 248,454 votes (46.7%), a margin of 19,824 votes over Rajendra Prasad Singh.
Which parties have won Giridih since 1957?
Since 1957, Giridih has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, CNSPJP, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, JMM, Swatantra Party.
What was the closest result in Giridih?
The closest result on record for Giridih was 1989, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Independent by just 8,182 votes (1.7 percentage points).