GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Muzaffarpur
Shyam Nandan Sahay (INC) won by 39,615 votes (21.8%).
- Electors
- 3,75,378
- Votes polled
- 1,81,921
- Valid votes
- 1,81,921
- Turnout
- 48.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 21.8% (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.
Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 8.4%(+5.5%)
- Turnout
- 68.4%(-3.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 92.7%
Winning margin over time · Muzaffarpur
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shyam Nandan SahayWinner | INC | 88,998 | 48.9% |
| 2 | Shyam Kumar Pd. Sinha | IND | 49,383 | 27.1% |
| 3 | Ramchandra Gaur | PSP | 43,540 | 23.9% |
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