Elections 98

State:	Uttar Pradesh
Constituency:	Deoria
Total Votes Polled:	678804
Winner: SP	Mohan Singh	259804
Runner Up: BJP	Shri Prakash Mani	255736
Margin: 4068 (2%)

Elections 96

State:	Uttar Pradesh
Constituency:	Deoria
Total Votes Polled:	584094
Winner: BJP	Shriprakash Mani	227155
Runner Up: JD	Nand Kishore Singh	180228
Margin: 46927 (8.21%)

The JD MP from here in 1991 was Mohan Singh, who defeated the BJP's Govind Pal. In 1996, the JD changed its candidate to Nand Kishore Singh, and the BJP to Shriprakash Mani, with the result that the electorate changed its mind in favour of the latter.