Elections Archive

SC · Bihar 1947 1999

Gaya

Brajshwar Prasad (INC) won by 33,269 votes (27.5%).

Electors
2,97,223
Votes polled
1,21,012
Valid votes
1,21,012
Turnout
40.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 27.5% (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.

Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 1998
Margin · 1999
3.3%(-2.1%)
Turnout
61.3%(-5.9%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
97.1%

Winning margin over time · Gaya

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199957%

Candidates

Candidates · Gaya 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Brajshwar PrasadWinnerINC57,92747.9%
2Rameshwar Prasad JadavPSP24,65820.4%
3Ajodhya PrasadIND16,17013.4%
4Radha Mohan PrasadIND14,28411.8%
5Gauri Shankar SinhaBJS7,9736.6%
6Kumar Fateh SinghCNSPJP00.0%

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