SC · Bihar 1947 1999
Palamau
Shashank Manjari (SWA) won by 44,609 votes (31.8%).
- Electors
- 3,86,107
- Votes polled
- 1,46,465
- Valid votes
- 1,40,145
- Turnout
- 37.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 31.8% (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.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 16.7%(+3.0%)
- Turnout
- 47.8%(-8.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 90.0%
Winning margin over time · Palamau
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shashank ManjariWinner | SWA | 82,170 | 58.6% |
| 2 | Gajendra Prasad Sinha | INC | 37,561 | 26.8% |
| 3 | Fuzail Ahmad Vakil | PSP | 10,519 | 7.5% |
| 4 | Rajkumar Mahto | JP | 9,895 | 7.1% |
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