GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Kishanganj
M.j.akbar (INC) won by 25,991 votes (4.7%).
- Electors
- 9,56,458
- Votes polled
- 5,59,966
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 58.5%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1989 national median: 4.7% (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.
Knife-edge (<2%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 1.2%(+0.3%)
- Turnout
- 64.4%(-1.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 70.7%
Winning margin over time · Kishanganj
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.j.akbarWinner | INC | 1,78,556 | 32.5% |
| 2 | Asrarul Haque | IND | 1,52,565 | 27.8% |
| 3 | Mustaque Munna | JD | 1,39,992 | 25.5% |
| 4 | Lakhanlal Kapur | JNP (JP) | 55,682 | 10.1% |
| 5 | Balak Dass | IND | 13,758 | 2.5% |
| 6 | Jamil Akhitar | IND | 3,169 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Mohan Yadav | DDP | 2,497 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Nasimudin | IND | 1,802 | 0.3% |
| 9 | M.a.hanan | IND | 805 | 0.1% |
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