Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Maharajganj (Bihar) was won by Janardan Singh 'Sigriwal" (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 230,772 votes over Randhir Kumar Singh. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Maharajganj, Bihar, from 1957 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1957–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Mahendra Nath Singh
Indian National Congress
71,718
48.6%
Tara Rani (Praja Socialist Party)
20,945 (14.2 pts)
1962
Krishnakanta Singh
Indian National Congress
73,670
44.8%
Yamuna Prasad Singh (Praja Socialist Party)
13,527 (8.2 pts)
1967
M. P. Singh
Indian National Congress
96,212
35.5%
I. Sinha (Communist Party of India)
17,244 (6.4 pts)
1971
Ramdeo Singh
Samyukta Socialist Party
98,386
33.7%
Indra Deep Singh (Communist Party of India)
1,008 (0.4 pts)
1977
Ram Deo Singh
Bharatiya Lok Dal
345,781
78.0%
Daroga Prasad Roy (Indian National Congress)
251,898 (56.8 pts)
1980
Krishna Pratap Singh
Congress (I)
144,744
44.5%
Ramdeo Singh (Janata Party)
30,932 (9.5 pts)
1984
Krishnapratap Singh
Indian National Congress
255,462
63.1%
Ram Deo Singh (Janata Party)
133,904 (33.1 pts)
1989
Chanrasbekhar
Janata Dal
382,488
65.3%
Krishna Pratap (Indian National Congress)
217,318 (37.1 pts)
1991
Girija Devi (W)
Janata Dal
239,700
38.0%
Ram Bahadur Singh (Janata Party)
24,335 (3.9 pts)
1996
Ram Bahadur Singh
SAP
325,577
54.3%
Girija Devi (Janata Dal)
152,854 (25.5 pts)
1998
Prabhunath Singh
SAP
360,265
54.2%
Mahachandra Prasad Singh (Indian National Congress)
205,553 (30.9 pts)
1999
Prabhunath Singh
Janata Dal (United)
398,475
57.1%
Mahachandra Prasad Singh (Indian National Congress)
104,063 (14.9 pts)
2004
Prabhunath Singh
Janata Dal (United)
283,506
42.7%
Jitendra Swami (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
46,465 (7.0 pts)
2009
Uma Shanaker Singh
Rashtriya Janata Dal
211,610
35.3%
Prabhu Nath Singh (Janata Dal (United))
2,797 (0.5 pts)
2014
Janardan Singh "Sigriwal"
Bharatiya Janata Party
320,753
37.9%
Prabhu Nath Singh (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
38,415 (4.5 pts)
2019
Janardan Singh 'Sigriwal"
Bharatiya Janata Party
546,352
57.5%
Randhir Kumar Singh (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
230,772 (24.3 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mahendra Nath Singh
Indian National Congress
71,718
48.6%
Tara Rani
Praja Socialist Party
50,773
34.4%
Jadu Nandan Pandey
Independent
24,929
16.9%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishnakanta Singh
Indian National Congress
73,670
44.8%
Yamuna Prasad Singh
Praja Socialist Party
60,143
36.6%
Yadunandan Pandey
Swatantra Party
30,724
18.7%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M. P. Singh
Indian National Congress
96,212
35.5%
I. Sinha
Communist Party of India
78,968
29.1%
P. R. Mishra
Samyukta Socialist Party
38,686
14.3%
D. P. Singh
Praja Socialist Party
29,458
10.9%
T. Singh
Independent
27,810
10.3%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramdeo Singh
Samyukta Socialist Party
98,386
33.7%
Indra Deep Singh
Communist Party of India
97,378
33.3%
Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
Independent
90,920
31.1%
Kamla Singh
RRP
3,357
1.1%
Ram Shresth Mishra
Independent
1,452
0.5%
Rameshwar Singh Vishwa Bandhu
Independent
514
0.2%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Deo Singh
Bharatiya Lok Dal
345,781
78.0%
Daroga Prasad Roy
Indian National Congress
93,883
21.2%
Chandra Shekhar Mishra
Independent
3,886
0.9%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishna Pratap Singh
Congress (I)
144,744
44.5%
Ramdeo Singh
Janata Party
113,812
35.0%
Vinod Kumar Singh
Janata Party (Secular)
48,328
14.8%
Ramayan Singh
Independent
8,645
2.7%
Baikunth Narain
Independent
2,590
0.8%
Ramji Prasad
SSD
2,450
0.8%
Ramagya Kumar Singh
Independent
1,838
0.6%
Sukshma Tiwari
Independent
1,774
0.5%
Mshri Ram
Independent
1,419
0.4%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishnapratap Singh
Indian National Congress
255,462
63.1%
Ram Deo Singh
Janata Party
121,558
30.0%
M. M. Mishra
Bharatiya Janata Party
14,019
3.5%
Shyam Narain Pd. Yadav
Independent
3,036
0.7%
Chandra Shekhar Yadav
Independent
2,698
0.7%
Dhanjee Manjhi
Independent
2,338
0.6%
Ram Pravesh Mishra
Independent
1,649
0.4%
Ramjee
Independent
1,528
0.4%
Shambhu Nath Yadav
Independent
1,431
0.4%
Rajendar Singh
Independent
1,176
0.3%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chanrasbekhar
Janata Dal
382,488
65.3%
Krishna Pratap
Indian National Congress
165,170
28.2%
Ramdeo Singh
LKD (B)
25,605
4.4%
Nizamudin Khan
Independent
1,844
0.3%
Mahesh Singh
Independent
1,800
0.3%
Babulal Yadav
DDP
1,784
0.3%
Keshavacharya
Independent
1,681
0.3%
Keder Nath
Independent
1,508
0.3%
Kamakhaya N. Singh
Independent
1,095
0.2%
Yogendra Mishra
Independent
817
0.1%
Ashok Kr. Puri
Independent
717
0.1%
Baidyanath Prassad Shrivastava
Independent
629
0.1%
Bhrigunath Pandey
Independent
538
0.1%
Vinod Sharma
Independent
373
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Girija Devi (W)
Janata Dal
239,700
38.0%
Ram Bahadur Singh
Janata Party
215,365
34.1%
Ramudeshwar Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
91,460
14.5%
Prabhu Nath Singh
Indian National Congress
71,141
11.3%
Hira Lal Rai
Independent
4,182
0.7%
Nilam Rani (W)
ICS(SCS)
3,074
0.5%
Ramayodhya Ram
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,781
0.3%
Ashok Kumar
LKD
1,469
0.2%
Arun Kumar Singh
Independent
502
0.1%
Pashupati Rai
Independent
425
0.1%
Chandra Bhushan Singh
Independent
417
0.1%
Nizamudin Khan
Independent
417
0.1%
Dinesh Kumar Mandal
Independent
349
0.1%
Shashi Bhushan Singh
Independent
183
0.0%
Ram Ekbal Rai
Independent
174
0.0%
Raj Balabh Bharti
Independent
168
0.0%
Shiv Nath Mahto
Independent
164
0.0%
Mahesh Singh
Independent
137
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Bahadur Singh
SAP
325,577
54.3%
Girija Devi
Janata Dal
172,723
28.8%
Dalan Pd. Yadav
Independent
53,455
8.9%
Ram Nath Singh
Indian National Congress
19,672
3.3%
Ramchabila Ram
Bahujan Samaj Party
7,873
1.3%
Surendra Puri
AIIC(T)
4,193
0.7%
Jaganath Thakur
Independent
4,146
0.7%
Vaikunth Narayan Rai
Independent
2,040
0.3%
Akhileshwar Giri
Independent
1,919
0.3%
Shyam Babu Sah
Independent
1,735
0.3%
Ramayan Singh
Independent
1,191
0.2%
Sachidanand Sharma
Independent
1,099
0.2%
Baban Pandey
Independent
762
0.1%
Hemnarayan Singh
Independent
708
0.1%
Shambhunath Prasad Yadav
Independent
604
0.1%
Bhagwati Sharan Singh
Independent
581
0.1%
Surendra Sharma
Independent
489
0.1%
Ram Sakar Rai
Independent
426
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhunath Singh
SAP
360,265
54.2%
Mahachandra Prasad Singh
Indian National Congress
154,712
23.3%
Rambhadur Singh
SJP(R)
119,587
18.0%
Ajit Kumar Singh
Janata Dal
14,709
2.2%
Uma Pandey
BJC
8,588
1.3%
Saroj Singh
LS
3,350
0.5%
Udai Pratap Singh
AIIC(S)
3,021
0.5%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhunath Singh
Janata Dal (United)
398,475
57.1%
Mahachandra Prasad Singh
Indian National Congress
294,412
42.2%
Chandraketu Singh
Independent
4,413
0.6%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhunath Singh
Janata Dal (United)
283,506
42.7%
Jitendra Swami
Rashtriya Janata Dal
237,041
35.7%
Dr. Mahachandra Prasad Singh
Independent
99,807
15.0%
Kanhaiya Yadav
Bahujan Samaj Party
12,435
1.9%
Rambahadur Singh
SJP(R)
9,616
1.4%
Surendra Ram
Independent
6,646
1.0%
Girja Devi
Independent
4,680
0.7%
Vishundeo Ram
Independent
4,284
0.6%
Sawaliya Ram
Independent
2,527
0.4%
Dinesh Rai
Independent
1,948
0.3%
Brajesh Singh
Independent
1,944
0.3%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Uma Shanaker Singh
Rashtriya Janata Dal
211,610
35.3%
Prabhu Nath Singh
Janata Dal (United)
208,813
34.8%
Tarkeshwar Singh
Indian National Congress
80,162
13.4%
Ravindra Nath Mishra
Bahujan Samaj Party
28,404
4.7%
Breenda Pathak
Independent
22,163
3.7%
Ramesh Singh Kushwaha
LTSD
16,293
2.7%
Banke Bihari Singh
Independent
9,277
1.5%
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Independent
6,171
1.0%
Satyendra Kr. Sahani
CPI (ML) Liberation
4,420
0.7%
Pradeep Manjhi
Independent
3,891
0.6%
Nayan Prasad
Independent
3,859
0.6%
Dhurendra Ram
Independent
2,452
0.4%
Gautam Prasad
Independent
2,014
0.3%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Janardan Singh "Sigriwal"
Bharatiya Janata Party
320,753
37.9%
Prabhu Nath Singh
Rashtriya Janata Dal
282,338
33.3%
Manoranjan Singh
Janata Dal (United)
149,483
17.7%
None Of The Above
Independent
23,404
2.8%
Brinda Pathak
Independent
17,186
2.0%
Umashankar Tiwari
Independent
11,599
1.4%
Nagendra Prasad
Bahujan Samaj Party
11,189
1.3%
Dr. Gopal Prasad
Independent
10,602
1.3%
Shiv Nath Mahto
Independent
8,874
1.0%
Rina Rani
Aam Aadmi Party
6,430
0.8%
Byas Manjhi
BMP
4,796
0.6%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Janardan Singh 'Sigriwal"
Bharatiya Janata Party
546,352
57.5%
Randhir Kumar Singh
Rashtriya Janata Dal
315,580
33.2%
Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav
Bahujan Samaj Party
25,039
2.6%
M.K. Singh Rathour
Independent
20,497
2.2%
Dr. Shree Bhagwan Singh
Independent
13,137
1.4%
Aravind Kumar Sharma
BJKD(D)
8,006
0.8%
Rajendra Kumar
Independent
7,057
0.7%
Menka Raman
Independent
6,026
0.6%
Ali Azhar Ansari
MJP
3,301
0.3%
Subash Singh
Jharkhand Party
2,900
0.3%
Dr. Gopal Prasad
BNSKP
2,640
0.3%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Maharajganj 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, Samyukta Socialist Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, SAP, Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Maharajganj in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Janardan Singh 'Sigriwal" (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Maharajganj, Bihar, in 2019 with 546,352 votes (57.5%), a margin of 230,772 votes over Randhir Kumar Singh.
Which parties have won Maharajganj since 1957?
Since 1957, Maharajganj has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal, SAP, Samyukta Socialist Party.
What was the closest result in Maharajganj?
The closest result on record for Maharajganj was 1971, when Samyukta Socialist Party beat Communist Party of India by just 1,008 votes (0.4 percentage points).