GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Balia
Shatrughan Prasad Singh (CPI) won by 88,334 votes (16.8%).
- Electors
- 9,94,509
- Votes polled
- 5,37,617
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 54.1%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1996 national median: 16.8% (median 9.4%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1996 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 2.4%(-6.2%)
- Turnout
- 50.8%(-11.9%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 65.5%
Winning margin over time · Balia
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shatrughan Prasad SinghWinner | CPI | 2,67,482 | 50.9% |
| 2 | Ram Lakhan Singh | BJP | 1,79,148 | 34.1% |
| 3 | Chandra Bhanu Devi | INC | 44,380 | 8.4% |
| 4 | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | AIIC(T) | 10,084 | 1.9% |
| 5 | Yogeshwar Gope | CPI(ML)(L) | 7,795 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Dileep Keshari | IND | 4,015 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Ram Krishna Mahto | IND | 2,888 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Vijay Shankar Azad Tanti | BSP | 2,470 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Ramashray Thakur | IND | 2,244 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Kazi Shaheen | IND | 1,210 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Sagar Singh | IND | 1,091 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Krishna Deo Paswan | IND | 1,063 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Bhola Prasad Singh | IND | 1,014 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Shishir Kumar Sinha | IND | 752 | 0.1% |
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