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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bibhuti MishraWinner | INC | 99,170 | 56.3% |
| 2 | Abdul Rahman | SWA | 40,178 | 22.8% |
| 3 | Prasidh Narain | PSP | 26,718 | 15.2% |
| 4 | Gajadhar Singh | IND | 10,075 | 5.7% |
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