GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Sitamarhi
Acharya J. B. Kripalani (PSP) won by 70,778 votes (33.5%).
- Electors
- 4,17,735
- Votes polled
- 2,11,523
- Valid votes
- 2,11,523
- Turnout
- 50.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 33.5% (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
- 13.6%(+10.6%)
- Turnout
- 67.1%(-1.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 96.9%
Winning margin over time · Sitamarhi
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acharya J. B. KripalaniWinner | PSP | 1,25,613 | 59.4% |
| 2 | Bujhawan Sah | IND | 54,835 | 25.9% |
| 3 | Nag Narayan Sinha | CNSPJP | 31,075 | 14.7% |
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