GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Monghyr
Banarsi Prasad Sinha (INC) won by 49,901 votes (25.8%).
- Electors
- 3,74,823
- Votes polled
- 2,01,355
- Valid votes
- 1,93,402
- Turnout
- 53.7%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 25.8% (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%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 3.1%(+2.6%)
- Turnout
- 62.1%(-6.3%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 95.2%
Winning margin over time · Monghyr
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banarsi Prasad SinhaWinner | INC | 91,861 | 47.5% |
| 2 | Rameshar Yadav | PSP | 41,960 | 21.7% |
| 3 | Bhagwan Das Keshri | SOC | 41,063 | 21.2% |
| 4 | Umashankar Sarsogi | SWA | 18,518 | 9.6% |
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