GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Dhanbad
Prabhat Chanra Bose (INC) won by 38,659 votes (27.7%).
- Electors
- 4,20,606
- Votes polled
- 1,39,548
- Valid votes
- 1,39,548
- Turnout
- 33.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 27.7% (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%(-18.6%)
- Turnout
- 53.8%(-8.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 94.3%
Winning margin over time · Dhanbad
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prabhat Chanra BoseWinner | INC | 67,095 | 48.1% |
| 2 | Kanai Lal Pal | CPI | 28,436 | 20.4% |
| 3 | Mashesh Desai | PSP | 27,116 | 19.4% |
| 4 | Kamta Pd. Mahto | JHP | 16,901 | 12.1% |
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