GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Jhanjharpur
Dhanik Lal Mandal (BLD) won by 1,57,481 votes (33.9%).
- Electors
- 6,29,783
- Votes polled
- 4,70,515
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 74.7%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1977 national median: 33.9% (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.
Comfortable (10–20%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 19.0%(+13.6%)
- Turnout
- 64.9%(-2.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 92.5%
Winning margin over time · Jhanjharpur
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhanik Lal MandalWinner | BLD | 3,05,554 | 65.8% |
| 2 | Jagannath Mishra | INC | 1,48,073 | 31.9% |
| 3 | Dinraj Shandilya | IND | 6,486 | 1.4% |
| 4 | Sheochandra Thakur | IND | 3,023 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Jai Prakash Nath Mishra | IND | 1,394 | 0.3% |
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