GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Begusarai
Mathura Prasad Mishra (INC) won by 54,720 votes (26.3%).
- Electors
- 4,04,740
- Votes polled
- 2,16,821
- Valid votes
- 2,08,012
- Turnout
- 53.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 26.3% (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%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 3.1%(-4.5%)
- Turnout
- 57.7%(-5.7%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 97.1%
Winning margin over time · Begusarai
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathura Prasad MishraWinner | INC | 1,05,883 | 50.9% |
| 2 | Akhtar Hasmi | CPI | 51,163 | 24.6% |
| 3 | Rudra Narain Jha | PSP | 26,405 | 12.7% |
| 4 | Deva Chandra Mauli | SWA | 14,228 | 6.8% |
| 5 | Gulam Mustafa | SOC | 10,333 | 5.0% |
Showing 5 of 5 rows