GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Giridih
Thakur Bateshwar Singh (SWA) won by 3,458 votes (2.8%).
- Electors
- 3,74,463
- Votes polled
- 1,29,147
- Valid votes
- 1,24,309
- Turnout
- 34.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 2.8% (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.
Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 3.7%(-7.2%)
- Turnout
- 48.5%(-8.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.7%
Winning margin over time · Giridih
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thakur Bateshwar SinghWinner | SWA | 50,469 | 40.6% |
| 2 | Chapalendu Bhattacharya | INC | 47,011 | 37.8% |
| 3 | Alijan Mian | CPI | 13,378 | 10.8% |
| 4 | Rewat Mahto | PSP | 7,031 | 5.7% |
| 5 | Braj Mohan Prasad | IND | 6,420 | 5.2% |
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