Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Muzaffarpur

George Farnandes (JNP(S)) won by 23,109 votes (5.1%).

Electors
7,61,283
Votes polled
4,58,384
Valid votes
Turnout
60.2%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 5.1% (median 16.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1980 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
8.4%(+5.5%)
Turnout
68.4%(-3.0%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
92.7%

Winning margin over time · Muzaffarpur

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199966%

Candidates

Candidates · Muzaffarpur 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1George FarnandesWinnerJNP(S)1,95,51043.2%
2Digvijay Narain SinghJNP1,72,40138.1%
3Rajni Ranjan Prasad SahINC(I)66,74414.7%
4Daroga PrasadIND6,3751.4%
5Bhola ChaudharyIND2,6660.6%
6Bachhulal AzadIND2,1750.5%
7Ram Lal MishraIND1,5280.3%
8Jitendra Prasad HarshIND1,0210.2%
9Tapeshwar RaiIND8840.2%
10Mohd. IsraelIND6490.1%
11Ganga Prasad SahniIND6430.1%
12Lakhan MahtoIND5130.1%
13Mathura PrasadIND4840.1%
14Rahim KhanIND4310.1%
15Rajendra SahniIND3540.1%
16Vinda SinghIND2370.1%
17Subodh Kumar SahuIND1990.0%
18Shiv Shankar RajakIND1320.0%

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