GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Kishanganj
Halimuddin Ahmed (BLD) won by 80,130 votes (27.9%).
- Electors
- 5,98,944
- Votes polled
- 2,92,961
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 48.9%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1977 national median: 27.9% (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.
Knife-edge (<2%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 1.2%(+0.3%)
- Turnout
- 64.4%(-1.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 70.7%
Winning margin over time · Kishanganj
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halimuddin AhmedWinner | BLD | 1,68,175 | 58.6% |
| 2 | Jamilur Rahman | INC | 88,045 | 30.7% |
| 3 | Shyamdeo Jha | IND | 13,802 | 4.8% |
| 4 | Ali Mogni | IND | 9,634 | 3.4% |
| 5 | Md. Muslim | IND | 6,314 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Gulam Haider Aulia | MUL | 1,114 | 0.4% |
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