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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhogendra JhaWinner | CPI | 1,19,333 | 35.0% |
| 2 | Mahendra Narain Jha | INC | 88,403 | 26.0% |
| 3 | Baliraj Yadav | BJS | 74,766 | 22.0% |
| 4 | Surya Narain Singh | IND | 39,171 | 11.5% |
| 5 | Anirudh Singh | NCO | 7,138 | 2.1% |
| 6 | Mahendra Thakur | FBL | 6,155 | 1.8% |
| 7 | Bhagirath Jha | IND | 2,624 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Siyaram Yadav | IND | 1,746 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Nageshwar Mishra | IND | 1,155 | 0.3% |
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