GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Jamshedpur
M.K. Ghosh (INC) won by 9,603 votes (6.0%).
- Electors
- 3,99,840
- Votes polled
- 1,60,822
- Valid votes
- 1,60,822
- Turnout
- 40.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 6.0% (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%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 19.3%(+5.7%)
- Turnout
- 54.7%(-7.7%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 71.5%
Winning margin over time · Jamshedpur
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.K. GhoshWinner | INC | 57,063 | 35.5% |
| 2 | Erick Dacosta | JHP | 47,460 | 29.5% |
| 3 | Samarjit Banerji | IND | 30,599 | 19.0% |
| 4 | Kishori Mohan Upadhya | IND | 25,700 | 16.0% |
| 5 | Bankim Chandra Chakrabarty | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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