Elections Archive

GEN · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

Shahjahanpur

Seth Bishan Chandra (IND) won by 58,524 votes (8.1%).

Electors
8,14,333
Votes polled
7,23,418
Valid votes
7,23,418
Turnout
88.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 8.1% (median 11.1%). Back to Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
2.7%(-1.0%)
Turnout
60.5%(+4.1%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
58.8%

Winning margin over time · Shahjahanpur

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199944%

Candidates

Candidates · Shahjahanpur 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Seth Bishan ChandraWinnerIND1,68,43023.3%
1Narain DinWinnerINC1,09,90615.2%
3Darbari LalINC1,04,20014.4%
4Lakhan DasIND90,62412.5%
5Pritipal SinghPSP69,1389.6%
6Ram DularePSP59,2968.2%
7Babu RamBJS44,4766.1%
8Ayodhiya NathIND39,4425.5%
9FaqireBJS37,9065.2%

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