SC · Bihar 1947 1999
Palamau
Jaorwar Ram (JD) won by 33,396 votes (8.7%).
- Electors
- 9,11,225
- Votes polled
- 3,91,041
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 42.9%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1989 national median: 8.7% (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.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 16.7%(+3.0%)
- Turnout
- 47.8%(-8.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 90.0%
Winning margin over time · Palamau
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaorwar RamWinner | JD | 1,42,573 | 37.3% |
| 2 | Ram Deo Ram | BJP | 1,09,177 | 28.6% |
| 3 | Kamla Kumari | INC | 89,267 | 23.4% |
| 4 | Kishore Kumar | IPF | 22,965 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Jagjiban Ram | LKD (B) | 8,117 | 2.1% |
| 6 | Birbal Ram | DDP | 3,737 | 1.0% |
| 7 | Undeswar Ram | PBI | 3,341 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Bhikham Mochi | IND | 3,117 | 0.8% |
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