ST · Bihar 1947 1999
Dumka
Satya Chandra Besra (INC) won by 1,085 votes (0.8%).
- Electors
- 3,99,218
- Votes polled
- 1,40,848
- Valid votes
- 1,33,643
- Turnout
- 35.3%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 0.8% (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
- 0.9%(-1.3%)
- Turnout
- 58.3%(-5.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 72.9%
Winning margin over time · Dumka
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satya Chandra BesraWinner | INC | 50,430 | 37.7% |
| 2 | Debi Soren | JP | 49,345 | 36.9% |
| 3 | Satrughan Besra | IND | 33,868 | 25.3% |
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