GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Katihar
Awadhesh Kumar Singh (INC) won by 54,006 votes (35.8%).
- Electors
- 3,76,760
- Votes polled
- 1,50,894
- Valid votes
- 1,50,894
- Turnout
- 40.1%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 35.8% (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.
Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 21.4%(+18.5%)
- Turnout
- 62.3%(-6.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 66.4%
Winning margin over time · Katihar
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awadhesh Kumar SinghWinner | INC | 78,289 | 51.9% |
| 2 | Safiqul Haque | IND | 24,283 | 16.1% |
| 3 | Arun Chandra Singh | PSP | 21,160 | 14.0% |
| 4 | Sheikh Usman Gani | IND | 13,628 | 9.0% |
| 5 | Rajkishore Singh | CPI | 13,534 | 9.0% |
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