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State: Bihar
Constituency: Ranchi
Total Votes Polled: 611980
Winner: BJP Ram Tahal Choudhary 215278
Runner Up: INC Keshwa Mahto Kamlesh 175986
Margin: 39292 (6.56%)

In 1957 the MP was a certain Minoo R Masani. The BJP's Ram Tahal Choudhary served notice in 1984 itself, emerging second despite the Rajiv wave. After remaining runner-up in 1989, he won the seat in 1991 and retained it in 1996. Ranchi was one of the few seats where the Congress polled more votes than the Janata Dal in 1996.

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