GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Barh
Tarkeshwari Devi (INC) won by 41,299 votes (24.6%).
- Electors
- 3,56,840
- Votes polled
- 1,67,987
- Valid votes
- 1,67,987
- Turnout
- 47.1%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 24.6% (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.
Knife-edge (<2%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 0.2%(-1.9%)
- Turnout
- 70.3%(+1.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 96.3%
Winning margin over time · Barh
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarkeshwari DeviWinner | INC | 78,929 | 47.0% |
| 2 | Ram Lakhan Chandapuri | PSP | 37,630 | 22.4% |
| 3 | Parmatma Singh | IND | 30,431 | 18.1% |
| 4 | Kamal Narin Chaudhary | IND | 11,541 | 6.9% |
| 5 | Ramlakhan Singh | CNSPJP | 9,456 | 5.6% |
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