Lok Sabha constituency 31, Bihar

Pataliputra

Misha Bharti (RJD) won the 2024 election by 85,174 votes, taking 49.90% of the vote to Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP)'s 42.90%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerRJDMisha Bharti, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202449.90%runner-up 42.90%
Winning margin, 202485,1746.92% of votes cast
Elections on record4BJP 2, RJD 1, JD(U) 1

Result by result

2009 JD(U) 2,69,298 42.9% vs 39.1%2014 BJP 3,83,262 39.2% vs 35.0%2019 BJP 5,09,557 47.3% vs 43.6%2024 RJD 6,13,283 49.9% vs 42.9%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2024Lok SabhaPataliputra
Seat 31
Misha Bharti
RJD
6,13,283
49.9%
Ram Kripal Yadav
BJP
5,28,109
42.9%
85,174 votes
6.92%
59.3%
2019Lok SabhaPataliputra
Seat 31
Ram Kripal Yadav
BJP
5,09,557
47.3%
Misha Bharti
RJD
4,70,236
43.6%
39,321 votes
3.65%
56.0%
2014Lok SabhaPataliputra
Seat 31
Ram Kripal Yadav
BJP
3,83,262
39.2%
Misha Bharti
RJD
3,42,940
35.0%
40,322 votes
4.12%
56.4%
2009Lok SabhaPataliputra
Seat 31
Ranjan Prasad Yadav
JD(U)
2,69,298
42.9%
Lalu Prasad
RJD
2,45,757
39.1%
23,541 votes
3.75%
41.2%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.