Elections Archive

ST · Bihar 1947 1999

RANCHI WEST

Jaipal Singh (JP) won by 50,878 votes (25.9%).

Electors
4,21,139
Votes polled
2,11,113
Valid votes
1,96,570
Turnout
50.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 25.9% (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.

Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1957
Margin · 1962
25.9%(-9.1%)
Turnout
50.1%(-9.6%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
79.2%

Winning margin over time · RANCHI WEST

19521957196235%

Candidates

Candidates · RANCHI WEST 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jaipal SinghWinnerJP1,03,31052.6%
2Joseph TiggaSWA52,43226.7%
3Lal Singh MunriINC40,82820.8%

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