GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
JEHANABAD
Chandra Shekhar Sinha (CPI) won by 22,418 votes (5.8%).
- Electors
- 6,08,878
- Votes polled
- 3,94,254
- Valid votes
- 3,88,073
- Turnout
- 64.8%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 5.8% (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
- 5.8%(-12.9%)
- Turnout
- 64.8%(+13.4%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 78.6%
Winning margin over time · JEHANABAD
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandra Shekhar SinhaWinner | CPI | 1,63,733 | 42.2% |
| 2 | Vivekanand Sharma | BJS | 1,41,315 | 36.4% |
| 3 | Upendra Nath Verma | SSP | 64,943 | 16.7% |
| 4 | Laldeo Sinha | HSD | 11,899 | 3.1% |
| 5 | Keshav Prasad Sharma | IND | 3,400 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Deodeni Ojha | BKD | 2,783 | 0.7% |
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