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BIHAR, Lok Sabha. NOTA data available for 3 elections (2014–2024).

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NOTA votes
8,99,616
2024 · 40 contests
NOTA share
2.07%
Of total votes polled
Highest NOTA seat
2.1%
Gopalganj
Total NOTA votes
8,99,616
Across all Lok Sabha seats, 2024
Vs previous
+0.07pp
From 2.0% in 2019

[01]NOTA share over time

NOTA as a percentage of total votes polled, each general election
  1. 2024
    2.07% · 8,99,616 votes
  2. 2019
    2.0% · 8,17,139 votes
  3. 2014
    1.62% · 5,81,011 votes

[02]Top NOTA seats

Seats with the highest NOTA share, 2024
Gopalganj 2.1% · 42,863 votesDr. Alok Kumar Suman (Janata Dal (united))
Hajipur 1.9% · 36,927 votesChirag Paswan (Lok Janshakti Party(ram Vilas))
Banka 1.9% · 34,889 votesGiridhari Yadav (Janata Dal (united))
Samastipur 1.8% · 32,668 votesShambhavi (Lok Janshakti Party(ram Vilas))
Jhanjharpur 1.8% · 35,928 votesRamprit Mandal (Janata Dal (united))
Valmiki Nagar 1.7% · 30,709 votesSunil Kumar (Janata Dal (united))
Khagaria 1.7% · 31,111 votesRajesh Verma (Lok Janshakti Party(ram Vilas))
Bhagalpur 1.6% · 31,803 votesAjay Kumar Mandal (Janata Dal (united))
Sheohar 1.6% · 30,168 votesLovely Anand (Janata Dal (united))
Sitamarhi 1.6% · 32,133 votesDevesh Chandra Thakur (Janata Dal (united))

[03]All-time highest NOTA

Seats with the highest NOTA percentage across all elections
Indore 8.7% · 2024Shankar Lalwani (Bharatiya Janta Party) · Madhya Pradesh
Nilgiris 3.7% · 2014Gopalakrishnan, C. (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) · Tamil Nadu
Aruku 3.5% · 2019Goddeti. Madhavi (Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party) · Andhra Pradesh
Nabarangpur 3.4% · 2014Balabhadra Majhi (Biju Janata Dal) · Odisha
Tura 3.3% · 2014Purno Agitok Sangma (National People's Party) · Meghalaya
Nabarangpur 3.2% · 2019Ramesh Chandra Majhi (Biju Janata Dal) · Odisha
Aruku 3.2% · 2024Gumma Thanuja Rani (Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party) · Andhra Pradesh
Bastar 3.1% · 2019Deepak Baij (Indian National Congress) · Chhattisgarh
Bastar 3.0% · 2014Dinesh Kashyap (Bharatiya Janta Party) · Chhattisgarh
Nabarangpur 2.9% · 2024Balabhadra Majhi (Bharatiya Janta Party) · Odisha

[04]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

  1. NOTA's vote share has grown from 1.62% (2014) to 2.07% (2024) — a shift of +0.45 percentage points.

    Δ +0.45 pp over 3 elections

  2. In 2024, Gopalganj polled the highest NOTA at 2.1% (42,863 votes) — won by Dr. Alok Kumar Suman (Janata Dal (united)).

    2.1% NOTA in Gopalganj

  3. A total of 8,99,616 voters chose NOTA in 2024 across 40 contests — 2.07% of all votes.

    8,99,616 NOTA votes in 2024
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