Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Maharajganj

Mahendra Nath Singh (INC) won by 20,945 votes (14.2%).

Electors
3,85,849
Votes polled
1,47,420
Valid votes
1,47,420
Turnout
38.2%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 14.2% (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%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
14.9%(-16.0%)
Turnout
72.4%(+3.9%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
99.4%

Winning margin over time · Maharajganj

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199957%

Candidates

Candidates · Maharajganj 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mahendra Nath SinghWinnerINC71,71848.6%
2Tara RaniPSP50,77334.4%
3Jadu Nandan PandeyIND24,92916.9%

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