GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Ranchi
Prashant Kumar Ghosh (INC) won by 16,420 votes (8.9%).
- Electors
- 5,46,790
- Votes polled
- 1,89,739
- Valid votes
- 1,83,503
- Turnout
- 34.7%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 8.9% (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.
Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 41.8%(+20.8%)
- Turnout
- 51.6%(-9.9%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.6%
Winning margin over time · Ranchi
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prashant Kumar GhoshWinner | INC | 79,497 | 43.3% |
| 2 | Rudra Pratap Sarangi | BJS | 63,077 | 34.4% |
| 3 | Rameshwar Mahto | IND | 13,242 | 7.2% |
| 4 | Ghanshyam Mahto | FBL | 12,373 | 6.7% |
| 5 | Kamini Kant Shriwastawa | JKP | 4,398 | 2.4% |
| 6 | Lalu Pahan | BRP | 2,351 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Zakir | IND | 2,283 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Jahan Ara | IND | 1,838 | 1.0% |
| 9 | Suresh Sahu | IND | 1,564 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Kumari Santoshi Tigga | IND | 1,546 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Rakhal Swansi | IND | 678 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Safique Alam | SSP | 656 | 0.4% |
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