GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Balia
Chandra Bhanu Devi (INC) won by 1,23,901 votes (25.7%).
- Electors
- 7,69,052
- Votes polled
- 4,92,389
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 64.0%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1984 national median: 25.7% (median 17.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1984 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 2.4%(-6.2%)
- Turnout
- 50.8%(-11.9%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 65.5%
Winning margin over time · Balia
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandra Bhanu DeviWinner | INC | 2,46,049 | 51.1% |
| 2 | Surj Narayan Singh | CPI | 1,22,148 | 25.4% |
| 3 | Ram Sharan Yadav | LKD | 94,627 | 19.7% |
| 4 | Bhola Mahto | IND | 4,986 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Rajendra Sahni | IND | 4,081 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Ram Chandra Singh | IND | 3,674 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Rameshwar Rai | IND | 2,454 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Moti Lal Sharma | IND | 2,453 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Rama Nand Mishra | IND | 1,063 | 0.2% |
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