GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Banka
Shakuntala Devi (INC) won by 37,394 votes (23.6%).
- Electors
- 4,12,008
- Votes polled
- 1,64,957
- Valid votes
- 1,58,567
- Turnout
- 40.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 23.6% (median 12.2%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1962 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
- 3.4%(+1.8%)
- Turnout
- 59.8%(-6.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 71.1%
Winning margin over time · Banka
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakuntala DeviWinner | INC | 87,359 | 55.1% |
| 2 | Kazi S.A. Matin | SWA | 49,965 | 31.5% |
| 3 | Rajendra Prasad Choudhary | JP | 21,243 | 13.4% |
Showing 3 of 3 rows