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State:	Rajasthan
Constituency:	Ganganagar (SC)
Total Votes Polled:	516622
Winner: BJP	Nihal Chand	233112
Runner Up: INC	Birbal Ram	177478
Margin: 55634 (10.89%)

The fight in this constituency has always been between the Congress and versions of the Janata Party. The first time the BLD won from here was in 1977, and the defeated Congressman was Birbal Ram. He won from here in 1980 and 1984, and lost to Bega Ram of the JD in 1989, who had incidentally defeated him in 1977 as well. In 1991 Birbal Ram wrested back the seat, but the runner-up from this constituency for the first time was the BJP. In 1996, the BJP changed its candidate to Nihal Chand, who defeated Birbal Ram by 66,000 votes.