GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Banka
B. S. Sharma (BJS) won by 17,567 votes (7.0%).
- Electors
- 5,13,057
- Votes polled
- 2,62,446
- Valid votes
- 2,50,122
- Turnout
- 51.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 7.0% (median 11.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1967 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
- 3.4%(+1.8%)
- Turnout
- 59.8%(-6.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 71.1%
Winning margin over time · Banka
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. S. SharmaWinner | BJS | 81,297 | 32.5% |
| 2 | S. Devi | INC | 63,730 | 25.5% |
| 3 | L. R. Lakshmi | IND | 45,702 | 18.3% |
| 4 | R. S. Rai | SWA | 23,433 | 9.4% |
| 5 | Rahman | IND | 22,252 | 8.9% |
| 6 | B. Singh | IND | 13,708 | 5.5% |
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