Elections Archive

SC · Bihar 1947 1999

Gaya

Ishwar Chaudhry (BLD) won by 2,48,318 votes (56.5%).

Electors
6,42,305
Votes polled
4,45,024
Valid votes
Turnout
69.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1977 national median: 56.5% (median 24.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1977 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
3.3%(-2.1%)
Turnout
61.3%(-5.9%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
97.1%

Winning margin over time · Gaya

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199957%

Candidates

Candidates · Gaya 1977
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ishwar ChaudhryWinnerBLD3,41,00077.6%
2Mishri SadaINC92,68221.1%
3Ashok RamIND3,5420.8%
4Raj Ballabh PaswanSSD2,2300.5%

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