GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Bhagalpur
B. J. Azad (INC) won by 34,814 votes (12.1%).
- Electors
- 5,38,207
- Votes polled
- 3,02,401
- Valid votes
- 2,87,929
- Turnout
- 56.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 12.1% (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.
Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 6.8%(-4.9%)
- Turnout
- 55.1%(-9.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.1%
Winning margin over time · Bhagalpur
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. J. AzadWinner | INC | 1,10,377 | 38.3% |
| 2 | R. Tewary | CPI | 75,563 | 26.2% |
| 3 | S. L. Bajoria | BJS | 33,606 | 11.7% |
| 4 | N. C. Ganguli | IND | 21,985 | 7.6% |
| 5 | U. Jha | SSP | 17,854 | 6.2% |
| 6 | N. K. Sahay | IND | 11,541 | 4.0% |
| 7 | H. Bhagat | IND | 10,535 | 3.7% |
| 8 | N. M. Mishra | IND | 6,468 | 2.2% |
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