ST · Bihar 1947 1999
Dumka
S. C. Besra (INC) won by 12,040 votes (7.8%).
- Electors
- 4,78,393
- Votes polled
- 1,62,235
- Valid votes
- 1,54,814
- Turnout
- 33.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 7.8% (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.
Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 0.9%(-1.3%)
- Turnout
- 58.3%(-5.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 72.9%
Winning margin over time · Dumka
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. C. BesraWinner | INC | 60,108 | 38.8% |
| 2 | B. Marandi | CPI | 48,068 | 31.0% |
| 3 | C. Soren | BJS | 19,258 | 12.4% |
| 4 | H. Tudu | IND | 16,553 | 10.7% |
| 5 | S. Hansda | IND | 10,827 | 7.0% |
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