GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Patna
Ramdulari Devi (INC) won by 25,082 votes (11.1%).
- Electors
- 4,00,456
- Votes polled
- 2,32,856
- Valid votes
- 2,26,536
- Turnout
- 58.1%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 11.1% (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.
Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 5.8%(-2.3%)
- Turnout
- 55.2%(+10.5%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 88.7%
Winning margin over time · Patna
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramdulari DeviWinner | INC | 1,01,687 | 44.9% |
| 2 | Ramavatar Shashtri | CPI | 76,605 | 33.8% |
| 3 | Mahtab Lall Singh | JS | 14,731 | 6.5% |
| 4 | Gopi Ram | IND | 13,705 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Reyazur Rehman | IND | 13,423 | 5.9% |
| 6 | Rajendera Prasad Gupta | HMS | 6,385 | 2.8% |
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