Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Buxar

Anant Prasad Sharma (INC) won by 5,516 votes (2.4%).

Electors
4,53,468
Votes polled
2,34,087
Valid votes
2,27,391
Turnout
51.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 2.4% (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.

Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 1998
Margin · 1999
1.9%(-11.0%)
Turnout
59.2%(-4.9%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
76.4%

Winning margin over time · Buxar

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199946%

Candidates

Candidates · Buxar 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anant Prasad SharmaWinnerINC97,96243.1%
2Kamal SinghIND92,44640.7%
3Tribeni SinghSOC36,98316.3%

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