Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Giridih

Binod Bihari Mahto (JMM) won by 77,803 votes (16.4%).

Electors
9,55,994
Votes polled
4,83,492
Valid votes
Turnout
50.6%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1991 national median: 16.4% (median 10.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1991 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 1991
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Binod Bihari MahtoWinnerJMM2,28,41348.2%
2Ramdas SinghBJP1,50,61031.8%
3Sarfaraj AhmadINC76,93016.2%
4Jaikant PandeyIND2,4610.5%
5Bijay Prasad SinghIND2,3010.5%
6Kanthiram MurmuIND2,0500.4%
7Sundar SrivastavaIND2,0420.4%
8Durga SinghIND1,9080.4%
9Dwarika PaswanBSP1,6530.3%
10Madan Mohan AgrawalJP1,0150.2%
11Ratan LalJKP9160.2%
12Gurudayal TrivikramLKD7890.2%
13B.K. DubeyIND6210.1%
14Bijuy MahtoIND6000.1%
15Kajru MahtoRRP(S)4230.1%
16Baijnath SinghSKD3700.1%
17Khageshwar MahtoIND3460.1%
18Sadhuram PaswanIND3450.1%

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