SC · Bihar 1947 1999
Palamau
Gajendra Pd. Sinha (INC) won by 19,380 votes (16.8%).
- Electors
- 3,49,569
- Votes polled
- 1,15,601
- Valid votes
- 1,15,601
- Turnout
- 33.1%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 16.8% (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.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 16.7%(+3.0%)
- Turnout
- 47.8%(-8.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 90.0%
Winning margin over time · Palamau
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gajendra Pd. SinhaWinner | INC | 47,202 | 40.8% |
| 2 | Ramawatar Sharma | CNSPJP | 27,822 | 24.1% |
| 3 | Jhabban Singh | JHP | 17,512 | 15.1% |
| 4 | Ram Akbal Singh | PSP | 15,354 | 13.3% |
| 5 | Sreechandra Khanna | IND | 7,711 | 6.7% |
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