GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
PATNA CUM SHAHABAD
Balram Bhagat (INC) won by 45,740 votes (33.4%).
- Electors
- 2,87,272
- Votes polled
- 1,36,851
- Valid votes
- 1,36,851
- Turnout
- 47.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1952-03-27
Margin vs 1952 national median: 33.4% (median 14.5%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1952 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Safe (20%+)
- Margin · 1952
- 33.4%
- Turnout
- 47.6%
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 68.0%
Winning margin over time · PATNA CUM SHAHABAD
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balram BhagatWinner | INC | 69,428 | 50.7% |
| 2 | Devendra Prasad Singh | SP_ABBR1 | 23,688 | 17.3% |
| 3 | Gopal Dutta Shastri | RRP | 20,655 | 15.1% |
| 4 | Ishwar Daal Singh | IND | 15,071 | 11.0% |
| 5 | Birendradhari Sinha | IND | 8,009 | 5.9% |
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