Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Maharajganj

Ram Deo Singh (BLD) won by 2,51,898 votes (56.8%).

Electors
6,82,823
Votes polled
4,48,583
Valid votes
Turnout
65.7%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1977 national median: 56.8% (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
14.9%(-16.0%)
Turnout
72.4%(+3.9%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
99.4%

Winning margin over time · Maharajganj

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199957%

Candidates

Candidates · Maharajganj 1977
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ram Deo SinghWinnerBLD3,45,78178.0%
2Daroga Prasad RoyINC93,88321.2%
3Chandra Shekhar MishraIND3,8860.9%

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