Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Nawada

Kameshwar Paswan (BJP) won by 96,914 votes (13.0%).

Electors
11,77,385
Votes polled
7,51,302
Valid votes
Turnout
63.8%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 13.0% (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.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
9.9%(+8.2%)
Turnout
73.2%(-1.6%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
96.9%

Winning margin over time · Nawada

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199971%

Candidates

Candidates · Nawada 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kameshwar PaswanWinnerBJP3,10,19441.7%
2Premchand RamCPM2,13,28028.7%
3Malati DeviIND1,14,12015.3%
4Shrimati JyotiINC67,0319.0%
5Arjun RamBSP14,4391.9%
6Yamuna ManjhiIND2,7870.4%
7Kunwar RamIND2,3760.3%
8Rambriksha ChaudharyIND2,2120.3%
9Gopal PrasadIND2,1770.3%
10Rajesh PaswanIND1,9070.3%
11Mathura RajbanshiIND1,8320.2%
12Ramdhari ChoudharyIND1,1100.1%
13Shiwapoojan PaswanIND1,0000.1%
14Mithila SharanIND9840.1%
15Mewalal RajIND9540.1%
16Krishna ChoudharyIND8640.1%
17Babulal RavidasIND8370.1%
18Chando RamIND7810.1%
19Shiwapoojan KumarIND6360.1%
20Dhaneshwary ManjhiIND5320.1%
21Doma ManjhiIND5150.1%
22Supendra PaswanIND4630.1%
23Saryoo ManjheeIND4470.1%
24Mahendra PaswanIND4230.1%
25Shambhoo ChaudharyIND3660.0%
26Jageshwar PaswanIND2990.0%
27Chameli DeviIND2960.0%
28Mahendra ManjhiIND2870.0%
29Hardeyal RamAIIC(T)2370.0%
30Ambika RavidasIND1620.0%
31Suresh MocheeIND1050.0%
32Jagdish PrasadIND910.0%

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