GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Buxar
Kamal Singh (IND) won by 7,824 votes (4.6%).
- Electors
- 3,66,736
- Votes polled
- 1,71,694
- Valid votes
- 1,71,694
- Turnout
- 46.8%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 4.6% (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%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 1.9%(-11.0%)
- Turnout
- 59.2%(-4.9%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 76.4%
Winning margin over time · Buxar
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamal SinghWinner | IND | 75,441 | 43.9% |
| 2 | Hargovind Mishra | INC | 67,617 | 39.4% |
| 3 | Ramdayal Pandey | PSP | 28,636 | 16.7% |
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