GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Rajmahal
Paika Murmu (INC) won by 2,447 votes (2.1%).
- Electors
- 3,72,878
- Votes polled
- 1,18,640
- Valid votes
- 1,18,640
- Turnout
- 31.8%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 2.1% (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%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 11.1%(+11.1%)
- Turnout
- 59.9%(-2.7%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 78.3%
Winning margin over time · Rajmahal
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paika MurmuWinner | INC | 55,896 | 47.1% |
| 2 | Robert Samuel Basera | JHP | 53,449 | 45.1% |
| 3 | Sudhir Hansda | IND | 5,854 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Solomon Gokul Hembrom | IND | 3,441 | 2.9% |
Showing 4 of 4 rows