GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Monghyr
Banarsi Pd. Sinha (INC) won by 17,776 votes (2.7%).
- Electors
- 6,58,086
- Votes polled
- 6,63,987
- Valid votes
- 6,63,987
- Turnout
- 100.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 2.7% (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.
Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 3.1%(+2.6%)
- Turnout
- 62.1%(-6.3%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 95.2%
Winning margin over time · Monghyr
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banarsi Pd. SinhaWinner | INC | 1,68,397 | 25.4% |
| 1 | Nayan Tara DasWinner | INC | 1,50,621 | 22.7% |
| 3 | Rameshwar Yadav | PSP | 1,20,579 | 18.2% |
| 4 | Rameshwar Pd. Verma | PSP | 1,14,445 | 17.2% |
| 5 | Rajeshwar Prasad | IND | 52,818 | 8.0% |
| 6 | Bulaki Pd. Singh | IND | 36,802 | 5.5% |
| 7 | Bishun Lal Chaudhary | IND | 20,325 | 3.1% |
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