Elections 98

State:	Bihar
Constituency:	Motihari
Total Votes Polled:	671416
Winner: RJD	Rama Devi	274272
Runner Up: BJP	Radha Mohan Singh	186198
Margin: 88074 (32%)

Elections 96

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.