GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Banka
Shakuntala Devi (INC) won by 54,659 votes (35.5%).
- Electors
- 3,89,809
- Votes polled
- 1,54,018
- Valid votes
- 1,54,018
- Turnout
- 39.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 35.5% (median 11.1%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 3.4%(+1.8%)
- Turnout
- 59.8%(-6.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 71.1%
Winning margin over time · Banka
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakuntala DeviWinner | INC | 78,857 | 51.2% |
| 2 | Rajeshwar Prasad Chaudhury | JHP | 24,198 | 15.7% |
| 3 | Bhubneshwar Jha | PSP | 20,002 | 13.0% |
| 4 | Sukhnarain Singh | IND | 15,744 | 10.2% |
| 5 | Thakur Narsingh Prasa | IND | 15,217 | 9.9% |
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