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State: Bihar
Constituency: Araria (SC)
Total Votes Polled: 594913
Winner: JD Sukdeo Pasan 250263
Runner Up: BJP Ramji Rishideo 201985
Margin: 48278 (8.26%)

Sukhdeo Paswan of the JD it has been for three times in a row, since 1989. But the last two rounds saw the emergence of the BJP in second place, its tally of votes going up from 23.3 % to 34.58 %.

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