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State: Bihar
Constituency: Maharajganj
Total Votes Polled: 606896
Winner: SAP Ram Bahadur Singh 325577
Runner Up: JD Girija Devi 172723
Margin: 152854 (25.51%)

In 1989, Chandrashekhar -- no, not the former PM -- was elected on a JD ticket. Two elections later, in 1996, the Samata Party eliminated the Janata Dal's MP Girija Devi.

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