GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Ranchi
Sheo Prasad Sahu (INC) won by 1,08,561 votes (33.0%).
- Electors
- 7,37,569
- Votes polled
- 3,39,918
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 46.1%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1984 national median: 33.0% (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.
Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 41.8%(+20.8%)
- Turnout
- 51.6%(-9.9%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.6%
Winning margin over time · Ranchi
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheo Prasad SahuWinner | INC | 1,62,945 | 49.5% |
| 2 | Ram Tahal Chowdhary | BJP | 54,384 | 16.5% |
| 3 | Subodh Kant Sahay | JNP | 51,178 | 15.5% |
| 4 | Roshan Lal Bhatia | LKD | 18,494 | 5.6% |
| 5 | Nirmal Mahto | JMM | 10,113 | 3.1% |
| 6 | Nipendra Krishan Mahto | FBL | 5,084 | 1.5% |
| 7 | Md. Abrarul Hoda | IND | 3,313 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Kali Charan Koiri | IND | 2,999 | 0.9% |
| 9 | Gokul Chand Samota | IND | 2,862 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Awadhesh Kumar Choudhary | IND | 2,764 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Suresh Lal | IND | 2,064 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Satya Narain Singh | IND | 2,028 | 0.6% |
| 13 | Surendra Singh Gandok | IND | 2,009 | 0.6% |
| 14 | N.p.varghese | IND | 1,454 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Ambika Dutt Dwidedi | IND | 1,414 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Abdul Rauf | IND | 1,214 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Toukir | IND | 930 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Ashapati Toppa | IND | 925 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Angad Singh | IND | 840 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Mahabir Sahu | IND | 824 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Sureshwar Jha | IND | 565 | 0.2% |
| 22 | Najmul Hoda | IND | 562 | 0.2% |
| 23 | Dinbandhu Gope | IND | 412 | 0.1% |
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