Elections 98

State:	Bihar
Constituency:	Araria (SC)
Total Votes Polled:	690540
Winner: BJP	Ramje Das Rishideo	309233
Runner Up: RJD	Geeta Devi	275296
Margin: 33937 (11%)

Elections 96

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 %.