Elections Archive

SC · Bihar 1947 1999

Chatra

Vijaya Raje (CNSPJP) won by 40,752 votes (31.9%).

Electors
3,41,923
Votes polled
1,27,716
Valid votes
1,27,716
Turnout
37.4%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 31.9% (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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
13.2%(+6.5%)
Turnout
42.0%(-8.3%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
92.2%

Winning margin over time · Chatra

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199953%

Candidates

Candidates · Chatra 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vijaya RajeWinnerCNSPJP84,23466.0%
2Chapalendu BhattacharjiINC43,48234.0%

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