GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
RANCHI EAST
Prashanta Kumar Ghosh (SWA) won by 5,023 votes (3.7%).
- Electors
- 3,73,768
- Votes polled
- 1,42,294
- Valid votes
- 1,33,959
- Turnout
- 38.1%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 3.7% (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 1957
- Margin · 1962
- 3.7%(+1.8%)
- Turnout
- 38.1%(+4.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 60.8%
Winning margin over time · RANCHI EAST
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prashanta Kumar GhoshWinner | SWA | 43,256 | 32.3% |
| 2 | Ibrahim Ansari | INC | 38,233 | 28.5% |
| 3 | Arjun Agarwala | JP | 29,482 | 22.0% |
| 4 | Gopal Mahato | IND | 10,234 | 7.6% |
| 5 | Anang Mohan Mukherji | IND | 7,118 | 5.3% |
| 6 | Chamu Singh Munda | IND | 1,981 | 1.5% |
| 7 | Shoshie Rai Singh | IND | 1,865 | 1.4% |
| 8 | M. H. Bazray Munda | IND | 1,790 | 1.3% |
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