GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Saharsa
Chiranjib Jha (INC) won by 76,338 votes (23.8%).
- Electors
- 6,02,165
- Votes polled
- 3,26,632
- Valid votes
- 3,20,563
- Turnout
- 54.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 23.8% (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.
Comfortable (10–20%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 13.1%(+5.6%)
- Turnout
- 64.1%(-0.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 95.8%
Winning margin over time · Saharsa
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiranjib JhaWinner | INC | 1,56,166 | 48.7% |
| 2 | Gunanand Thakur | SSP | 79,828 | 24.9% |
| 3 | Mahabir Pd. Yadav | NCO | 56,060 | 17.5% |
| 4 | Kapileshwar Pd. Yadav | IND | 17,539 | 5.5% |
| 5 | Ali Hussain | IND | 9,067 | 2.8% |
| 6 | Jiyalal Mandal | IND | 1,903 | 0.6% |
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