Elections Archive

SC · Bihar 1947 1999

Palamau

Braj Mohan Ram (BJP) won by 54,415 votes (11.4%).

Electors
10,64,450
Votes polled
4,86,776
Valid votes
Turnout
45.7%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 11.4% (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.

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

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199963%

Candidates

Candidates · Palamau 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Braj Mohan RamWinnerBJP2,06,41943.4%
2Udai Narayan ChoudharyJD1,52,00432.0%
3Radhakrishna KishoreINC51,23710.8%
4Bhuneshwar RamBSP18,0693.8%
5Kanhai RamJKP7,9111.7%
6Narad Muni RamIND7,9101.7%
7Ravindra RamCPI(ML)(L)7,3491.5%
8Ganesh RamIND5,3091.1%
9Jagu RamIND4,2040.9%
10Satya Narayan RamJMM2,5660.5%
11Awadhesh ChhumarIND2,3860.5%
12Asharfi RamIND2,3260.5%
13Vishnu Deo ManjhliIND1,6120.3%
14Dudhnath PaswanIND1,3560.3%
15Awadhesh RamIND1,1790.2%
16Mandeo BaithaIND1,0310.2%
17Baleshwar RamAIIC(T)9750.2%
18Saheb Dayal RamIND7050.1%
19Santosh K PaswanIND4600.1%
20Hari RamIND3400.1%

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