GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Saharsa
Vinayak Prasad Yadav (BLD) won by 1,88,706 votes (41.4%).
- Electors
- 6,81,641
- Votes polled
- 4,64,082
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 68.1%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1977 national median: 41.4% (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
- 13.1%(+5.6%)
- Turnout
- 64.1%(-0.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 95.8%
Winning margin over time · Saharsa
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinayak Prasad YadavWinner | BLD | 3,06,994 | 67.4% |
| 2 | Chiranjib Jha | INC | 1,18,288 | 26.0% |
| 3 | Nageshwar Khan | IND | 12,847 | 2.8% |
| 4 | Kali Kant Jha | IND | 12,054 | 2.6% |
| 5 | Baidya Nath Kamat | IND | 3,504 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Madan Chaudhary | IND | 2,112 | 0.5% |
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