Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

JAINAGAR

Bhogendra Jha (CPI) won by 30,930 votes (9.1%).

Electors
6,26,757
Votes polled
3,44,597
Valid votes
3,40,491
Turnout
55.0%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 9.1% (median 21.5%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1971 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1967
Margin · 1971
9.1%(-9.4%)
Turnout
55.0%(-1.7%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
61.0%

Winning margin over time · JAINAGAR

195719621967197119%

Candidates

Candidates · JAINAGAR 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhogendra JhaWinnerCPI1,19,33335.0%
2Mahendra Narain JhaINC88,40326.0%
3Baliraj YadavBJS74,76622.0%
4Surya Narain SinghIND39,17111.5%
5Anirudh SinghNCO7,1382.1%
6Mahendra ThakurFBL6,1551.8%
7Bhagirath JhaIND2,6240.8%
8Siyaram YadavIND1,7460.5%
9Nageshwar MishraIND1,1550.3%

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