Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Rosera (Bihar) was won by Ram Chandra Paswan (LJP) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 138,411 votes over Dashai Chaudhary. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Rosera, Bihar, from 1962 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1962–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1962
Rameshwar Sahu
Indian National Congress
122,921
69.1%
Kedar Paswan (Socialist Party)
67,845 (38.1 pts)
1967
K. Paswan
Samyukta Socialist Party
124,908
44.7%
R. Sahu (Indian National Congress)
11,388 (4.1 pts)
1971
Ram Bhagat Paswan
Indian National Congress
103,429
42.7%
Ramsewak Hazari (Samyukta Socialist Party)
31,707 (13.1 pts)
1977
Ram Sewak Hazari
Bharatiya Lok Dal
311,240
70.7%
Ram Bhagat Paswan (Indian National Congress)
194,506 (44.2 pts)
1980
Baleshwar Ram
Congress (I)
222,607
48.0%
Ram Sewak Hazari (Janata Party (Secular))
19,395 (4.2 pts)
1984
Ram Bhagat Paswan
Indian National Congress
268,848
57.8%
Ram Sewak Hazari (LKD)
97,218 (20.9 pts)
1989
Dashai Chaudhary
Janata Dal
394,291
63.6%
Ram Bhagat Paswan (Indian National Congress)
204,487 (33.0 pts)
1991
Ram Vilas Paswan
Janata Dal
373,710
62.3%
Ashok Kumar (Indian National Congress)
260,484 (43.4 pts)
1996
Pitambar Paswan
Janata Dal
332,376
55.5%
Upendra Paswan (SAP)
122,931 (20.5 pts)
1998
Pitambar Paswan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
260,492
38.0%
Ram Sewak Hazari (SAP)
43,281 (6.3 pts)
1999
Ram Chandra Paswan
Janata Dal (United)
420,564
58.1%
Pitamber Paswan (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
142,916 (19.8 pts)
2004
Ram Chandra Paswan
LJP
394,240
55.2%
Dashai Chaudhary (Janata Dal (United))
138,411 (19.4 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rameshwar Sahu
Indian National Congress
122,921
69.1%
Kedar Paswan
Socialist Party
55,076
30.9%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Paswan
Samyukta Socialist Party
124,908
44.7%
R. Sahu
Indian National Congress
113,520
40.6%
A. Kumar
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
26,283
9.4%
S. Choudhary
Praja Socialist Party
15,036
5.4%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Bhagat Paswan
Indian National Congress
103,429
42.7%
Ramsewak Hazari
Samyukta Socialist Party
71,722
29.6%
Ram Jatan Paswan
Communist Party of India
53,866
22.2%
Rameshwar Sahu
Independent
6,011
2.5%
Ayodhya Sada
Independent
2,606
1.1%
Lali Paswan
Independent
1,544
0.6%
Kedar Paswan
Independent
1,389
0.6%
Ratan Devi
Independent
1,267
0.5%
Thakai Paswan
BKD
595
0.2%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Sewak Hazari
Bharatiya Lok Dal
311,240
70.7%
Ram Bhagat Paswan
Indian National Congress
116,734
26.5%
Tulmohan Ram
Independent
7,694
1.7%
Sitaram Hazari
Independent
4,549
1.0%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Baleshwar Ram
Congress (I)
222,607
48.0%
Ram Sewak Hazari
Janata Party (Secular)
203,212
43.8%
Yogeshwar Paswan
Janata Party
30,211
6.5%
Shankar Choudhary
Independent
3,138
0.7%
Bhandari Paswan
Independent
2,580
0.6%
Rama Ram
Independent
1,678
0.4%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Bhagat Paswan
Indian National Congress
268,848
57.8%
Ram Sewak Hazari
LKD
171,630
36.9%
Tul Mohan Ram
Independent
8,774
1.9%
Kedar Paswan
Independent
7,856
1.7%
Bunni Lal Ram
Independent
4,201
0.9%
Ram Prasad Paswan
Independent
3,030
0.7%
Choudhary Lakshmi Narain
Independent
972
0.2%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dashai Chaudhary
Janata Dal
394,291
63.6%
Ram Bhagat Paswan
Indian National Congress
189,804
30.6%
Ram Sewak Hazari
Independent
18,320
3.0%
Ram Prassad Paswan
Independent
5,095
0.8%
Raha Ram
DDP
3,494
0.6%
Siheswar Manjhi
LKD (B)
3,054
0.5%
Nand Kishore Mahto
Independent
1,392
0.2%
Kameshwar Paswan
Independent
1,365
0.2%
Udesh Baitha
Independent
1,000
0.2%
Asharfi Mochi
Independent
972
0.2%
Nanda Paswan
Independent
955
0.2%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Vilas Paswan
Janata Dal
373,710
62.3%
Ashok Kumar
Indian National Congress
113,226
18.9%
Kameshwar Chaupal
Bharatiya Janata Party
104,956
17.5%
Mahesh Kumar
Janata Party
1,707
0.3%
Ram Vinod Paswan
Independent
1,067
0.2%
Kampani Pas.
Independent
998
0.2%
Ram Prasad Paswan
Independent
872
0.1%
Kamal Paswan
Independent
754
0.1%
Rajesh Kumar Rajak
SOP(L)
652
0.1%
Sikandar Vihari
Independent
643
0.1%
Kailash Paswan
Independent
344
0.1%
Bhola Paswan
Independent
215
0.0%
Sitaram Hazari
LKD
191
0.0%
Kamal Ram
Independent
160
0.0%
Bunnilal Ram
DDP
131
0.0%
Nanda Paswan
Independent
115
0.0%
Janak Ram
Independent
94
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pitambar Paswan
Janata Dal
332,376
55.5%
Upendra Paswan
SAP
209,445
35.0%
Ram Bhagat Paswan
Indian National Congress
45,076
7.5%
Braj Bala Ram
Independent
3,102
0.5%
Ram Bahadur Sada
Independent
2,737
0.5%
Nakshtra Ram
Independent
1,848
0.3%
Dilip Kumar
Independent
1,417
0.2%
Ram Balak Ram
Independent
1,279
0.2%
Bhola Mochi
Independent
907
0.2%
Rama Ram
Independent
681
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pitambar Paswan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
260,492
38.0%
Ram Sewak Hazari
SAP
217,211
31.7%
Ram Chandra Paswan
Janata Dal
197,138
28.8%
Jai Prakash Narain Paswan
LS
10,153
1.5%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Chandra Paswan
Janata Dal (United)
420,564
58.1%
Pitamber Paswan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
277,648
38.4%
Raja Ram Das
BHJC
7,812
1.1%
Laxami Narain Sada
CPI (ML) Liberation
7,507
1.0%
Vidyanand Ram
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,383
0.6%
Suresh Ram
LSWP
3,186
0.4%
Nand Kumar Das
Independent
2,614
0.4%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Chandra Paswan
LJP
394,240
55.2%
Dashai Chaudhary
Janata Dal (United)
255,829
35.8%
Lal Bahadur Sada
CPI (ML) Liberation
18,829
2.6%
Halchal Ram
Independent
16,820
2.4%
Satrudhan Kumar Paswan
Samajwadi Party
6,584
0.9%
Sanatan Kumar Sathi
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,128
0.7%
Gulab Paswan
AD
4,960
0.7%
Nandjee Ram
Independent
4,959
0.7%
Kripanath Ram
Independent
3,406
0.5%
Kedar Paswan
Shiv Sena
3,043
0.4%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Rosera has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Samyukta Socialist Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), LJP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Rosera in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Ram Chandra Paswan (LJP) won Rosera, Bihar, in 2004 with 394,240 votes (55.2%), a margin of 138,411 votes over Dashai Chaudhary.
Which parties have won Rosera since 1962?
Since 1962, Rosera has been won by: Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), LJP, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samyukta Socialist Party.
What was the closest result in Rosera?
The closest result on record for Rosera was 1967, when Samyukta Socialist Party beat Indian National Congress by just 11,388 votes (4.1 percentage points).