GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Dhanbad
P. R. Chakravarti (INC) won by 24,206 votes (12.2%).
- Electors
- 4,51,555
- Votes polled
- 2,07,276
- Valid votes
- 1,98,805
- Turnout
- 45.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 12.2% (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%(-18.6%)
- Turnout
- 53.8%(-8.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 94.3%
Winning margin over time · Dhanbad
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. R. ChakravartiWinner | INC | 75,170 | 37.8% |
| 2 | Satchidanand Trigunait | SWA | 50,964 | 25.6% |
| 3 | Arjun Agarwalla | IND | 34,405 | 17.3% |
| 4 | Chinmoy Mukerjee | CPI | 22,748 | 11.4% |
| 5 | Kameshwar Prasad | SOC | 8,378 | 4.2% |
| 6 | Kamta Prasad Mahto | IND | 4,600 | 2.3% |
| 7 | Babulal Sultania | JS | 2,540 | 1.3% |
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