GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Bhagalpur
Banarshi Prasad Jhunjhunwala (INC) won by 49,439 votes (27.4%).
- Electors
- 4,05,868
- Votes polled
- 1,80,611
- Valid votes
- 1,80,611
- Turnout
- 44.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 27.4% (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.
Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 6.8%(-4.9%)
- Turnout
- 55.1%(-9.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.1%
Winning margin over time · Bhagalpur
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banarshi Prasad JhunjhunwalaWinner | INC | 93,315 | 51.7% |
| 2 | Chhabinath Singh | CPI | 43,876 | 24.3% |
| 3 | Sheodhari Singh | PSP | 43,420 | 24.0% |
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