Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

PUPARI

Digvijaya Narain Singh (INC) won by 2,721 votes (1.3%).

Electors
3,90,892
Votes polled
2,07,061
Valid votes
2,07,061
Turnout
53.0%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 1.3% (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.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1967
Margin · 1971
20.9%(-2.9%)
Turnout
64.9%(+4.2%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
87.0%

Winning margin over time · PUPARI

195719621967197124%

Candidates

Candidates · PUPARI 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Digvijaya Narain SinghWinnerINC91,89444.4%
2Thakur Jugal Kishore SinhaPSP89,17343.1%
3Ram Ekbal SinhaIND25,99412.6%

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