GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
KESSARIA
Bhishma Prasad Yadava (INC) won by 49,538 votes (30.0%).
- Electors
- 3,89,402
- Votes polled
- 1,71,090
- Valid votes
- 1,65,370
- Turnout
- 43.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 30.0% (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.
Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1967
- Margin · 1971
- 20.6%(+19.1%)
- Turnout
- 42.2%(-4.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 83.9%
Winning margin over time · KESSARIA
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhishma Prasad YadavaWinner | INC | 88,307 | 53.4% |
| 2 | Raghunandan Pd. Narain Sinha | SWA | 38,769 | 23.4% |
| 3 | Tahir Ali Mian | CPI | 38,294 | 23.2% |
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