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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhulan SinghWinner | INC | 66,147 | 47.7% |
| 2 | Sheo Kumar Dwibedi | BJS | 43,443 | 31.3% |
| 3 | Shyam Bihari Sahay | PSP | 29,166 | 21.0% |
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