Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Siwan

Jhulan Singh (INC) won by 22,704 votes (16.4%).

Electors
3,78,240
Votes polled
1,38,756
Valid votes
1,38,756
Turnout
36.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 16.4% (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
18.5%(+0.4%)
Turnout
71.8%(+3.4%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
91.2%

Winning margin over time · Siwan

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199953%

Candidates

Candidates · Siwan 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jhulan SinghWinnerINC66,14747.7%
2Sheo Kumar DwibediBJS43,44331.3%
3Shyam Bihari SahayPSP29,16621.0%

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