Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Maharajganj

Krishnakanta Singh (INC) won by 13,527 votes (8.2%).

Electors
4,01,654
Votes polled
1,70,942
Valid votes
1,64,537
Turnout
42.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 8.2% (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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
14.9%(-16.0%)
Turnout
72.4%(+3.9%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
99.4%

Winning margin over time · Maharajganj

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199957%

Candidates

Candidates · Maharajganj 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Krishnakanta SinghWinnerINC73,67044.8%
2Yamuna Prasad SinghPSP60,14336.6%
3Yadunandan PandeySWA30,72418.7%

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