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State: Bihar
Constituency: Motihari
Total Votes Polled: 618512
Winner: BJP Radha Mohan Singh 348384
Runner Up: CPI Abdul Moghani Kaifi 220575
Margin: 127809 (20.91%)

The Congress's decline in electoral fortunes began in 1989, when its share of the vote declined to 19.2 %. In 1991 it dipped further to 17.3 %, and in 1996 it was all but wiped out with its percentage touching 1.92 %! The BJP retained the seat in the last election.

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