GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Patna
R. A. Shastri (CPI) won by 82,141 votes (26.2%).
- Electors
- 5,26,885
- Votes polled
- 3,27,555
- Valid votes
- 3,13,578
- Turnout
- 62.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 26.2% (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%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 5.8%(-2.3%)
- Turnout
- 55.2%(+10.5%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 88.7%
Winning margin over time · Patna
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. A. ShastriWinner | CPI | 1,48,963 | 47.5% |
| 2 | R. D. Sinha | INC | 66,822 | 21.3% |
| 3 | S. Prasad | BJS | 29,475 | 9.4% |
| 4 | J. Prasad | IND | 21,392 | 6.8% |
| 5 | J. K. Sinha | SWA | 17,132 | 5.5% |
| 6 | S. N. Singh | IND | 9,671 | 3.1% |
| 7 | M. L. Dudwewala | IND | 8,208 | 2.6% |
| 8 | G. Ram | IND | 4,798 | 1.5% |
| 9 | R. Singh | IND | 4,040 | 1.3% |
| 10 | H. B. Chandra | IND | 3,077 | 1.0% |
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