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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahendra Nath SinghWinner | INC | 71,718 | 48.6% |
| 2 | Tara Rani | PSP | 50,773 | 34.4% |
| 3 | Jadu Nandan Pandey | IND | 24,929 | 16.9% |
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