GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Sasaram
Jagjiwan Ram (JNP) won by 51,170 votes (13.3%).
- Electors
- 7,51,039
- Votes polled
- 3,91,165
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 52.1%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1980 national median: 13.3% (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.
Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 2.9%(-10.3%)
- Turnout
- 57.9%(-1.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 75.9%
Winning margin over time · Sasaram
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagjiwan RamWinner | JNP | 1,69,207 | 44.0% |
| 2 | Mahabir Paswan | INC(I) | 1,18,037 | 30.7% |
| 3 | Shiva Nandan Paswan | JNP(S) | 80,516 | 20.9% |
| 4 | Daya Shankar Ram | IND | 6,928 | 1.8% |
| 5 | Ram Prasad Das | IND | 4,640 | 1.2% |
| 6 | Lakshman Ram | IND | 2,401 | 0.6% |
| 7 | R. V. Paswan | SSD | 1,530 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Atirajo Devi | IND | 1,511 | 0.4% |
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