Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Muzaffarpur

George Farnandes (JD) won by 2,85,010 votes (39.8%).

Electors
9,81,763
Votes polled
7,26,622
Valid votes
Turnout
74.0%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1989 national median: 39.8% (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.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
8.4%(+5.5%)
Turnout
68.4%(-3.0%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
92.7%

Winning margin over time · Muzaffarpur

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199966%

Candidates

Candidates · Muzaffarpur 1989
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1George FarnandesWinnerJD4,92,61568.9%
2Laliteshwar Pd. SahiINC2,07,60529.0%
3Ram Karan SahaniLKD (B)4,1980.6%
4Ashok BhartiIND2,5170.4%
5Ashok KumarIND1,5530.2%
6Girja Nandan Pd. SinghDDP1,0450.1%
7Binda SinghIND9170.1%
8Prahlad BaithaIND8310.1%
9Satyendra KumarIND7350.1%
10Bishundeo PandeyIND5940.1%
11Jairam SinghIND5860.1%
12Bivek KumarIND4650.1%
13Md. IsrailIND4130.1%
14Samant KumarIND3100.0%
15SalimullahIND2880.0%
16Ramdeyal ThakurIND2400.0%
17Bindeshis RaiIND2180.0%
18Ramashis RaiIND2020.0%
19Surjdeo Prasad SwamiIND1050.0%

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