GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Purnea
Phani Gopal Sen Gupta (INC) won by 43,537 votes (25.2%).
- Electors
- 3,94,634
- Votes polled
- 1,72,563
- Valid votes
- 1,72,563
- Turnout
- 43.7%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 25.2% (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.
Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 36.4%(+31.3%)
- Turnout
- 64.7%(-0.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.9%
Winning margin over time · Purnea
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phani Gopal Sen GuptaWinner | INC | 89,369 | 51.8% |
| 2 | Balkrishna Gupta | IND | 45,832 | 26.6% |
| 3 | Murlidhar Singh | PSP | 37,362 | 21.7% |
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