Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Siwan

Mohamad Yusuf (INC) won by 27,221 votes (8.9%).

Electors
6,12,732
Votes polled
3,09,840
Valid votes
3,06,005
Turnout
50.6%
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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1998
Margin · 1999
18.5%(+0.4%)
Turnout
71.8%(+3.4%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
91.2%

Winning margin over time · Siwan

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199953%

Candidates

Candidates · Siwan 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mohamad YusufWinnerINC1,59,79452.2%
2Janardan TiwariBJS1,32,57343.3%
3Shankar Nath VidyarthiIND7,3502.4%
4Durga LalIND2,9511.0%
5Rajdeo SinghBKD2,4810.8%
6Hajari SinghIND8560.3%

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