GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Kishanganj
Md. Tahir (INC) won by 31,284 votes (21.7%).
- Electors
- 3,88,648
- Votes polled
- 1,43,835
- Valid votes
- 1,43,835
- Turnout
- 37.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 21.7% (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%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 1.2%(+0.3%)
- Turnout
- 64.4%(-1.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 70.7%
Winning margin over time · Kishanganj
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. TahirWinner | INC | 68,949 | 47.9% |
| 2 | Bokai Mandal | IND | 37,665 | 26.2% |
| 3 | Khalilur Rahman | PSP | 37,221 | 25.9% |
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