Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Motihari

Bibhuti Mishra (INC) won by 58,992 votes (33.5%).

Electors
3,79,579
Votes polled
1,82,534
Valid votes
1,76,141
Turnout
48.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 33.5% (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
3.2%(-10.1%)
Turnout
61.6%(+1.3%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
96.8%

Winning margin over time · Motihari

1962196719711977198019841989199119961998199957%

Candidates

Candidates · Motihari 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bibhuti MishraWinnerINC99,17056.3%
2Abdul RahmanSWA40,17822.8%
3Prasidh NarainPSP26,71815.2%
4Gajadhar SinghIND10,0755.7%

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