Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Giridih

Ram Das Singh (BJP) won by 8,182 votes (1.7%).

Electors
9,38,564
Votes polled
4,96,118
Valid votes
Turnout
52.9%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1989 national median: 1.7% (median 12.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1989 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
3.7%(-7.2%)
Turnout
48.5%(-8.8%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
89.7%

Winning margin over time · Giridih

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199934%

Candidates

Candidates · Giridih 1989
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ram Das SinghWinnerBJP1,64,57333.9%
2Binod Bihari MahtoIND1,56,39132.2%
3Surfraz AhmadINC1,33,70327.6%
4Lalchand MahtoJD26,6025.5%
5B.k.dubeyIND2,3660.5%
6Krishna M.DDP1,5310.3%

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