GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Sasaram
Jag Jiwan Ram (INC) won by 1,22,200 votes (38.9%).
- Electors
- 6,12,265
- Votes polled
- 3,22,156
- Valid votes
- 3,14,291
- Turnout
- 52.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 38.9% (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.
Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 2.9%(-10.3%)
- Turnout
- 57.9%(-1.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 75.9%
Winning margin over time · Sasaram
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jag Jiwan RamWinner | INC | 2,10,353 | 66.9% |
| 2 | Mahabir Pasawan | NCO | 88,153 | 28.0% |
| 3 | Ram Prasad Das | IND | 6,421 | 2.0% |
| 4 | Dular Chand Ram | IND | 3,034 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Kapil Ram | IND | 2,627 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Ram Keshi Prasad | IND | 2,455 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Lakshmi Ram | JKP | 788 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Shyam Kumari | IND | 460 | 0.1% |
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