GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Purnea

Rajesh Ranjan (SP) won by 3,16,155 votes (47.1%).

Margin vs 1996 national median: 47.1% (median 9.4%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1996 national · Target seats

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Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1998

Winning margin over time · Purnea

Candidates · Purnea 1996
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Rajesh RanjanWinner	SP	4,43,111	66.0%
2	Rajendra Pd. Gupta	BJP	1,26,956	18.9%
3	Ajit Sarkar	CPM	65,678	9.8%
4	Rajeev Nandan Yadav	INC	9,499	1.4%
5	Jwala Pd. Gupta	IND	6,991	1.0%
6	Fazlur Rahman	IND	5,173	0.8%
7	Jenendra Kumar	BSP	2,965	0.4%
8	Tej Nr. Roy	IND	2,946	0.4%
9	Premod Muni	IND	2,001	0.3%
10	Yamuna Murmu	JMM	1,537	0.2%
11	Dukhan Roy	IND	1,062	0.2%
12	Tuntun Paswan	IND	981	0.1%
13	Devendar Sharma	IND	753	0.1%
14	Radhya Kishor Roy	IND	643	0.1%
15	Ashok Thakur	AIIC(T)	570	0.1%
16	Anil Vishal	IND	354	0.1%
16	Babu Lal Oraon	IND	354	0.1%

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Candidates · Purnea 1996
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Rajesh RanjanWinner	SP	4,43,111	66.0%
2	Rajendra Pd. Gupta	BJP	1,26,956	18.9%
3	Ajit Sarkar	CPM	65,678	9.8%
4	Rajeev Nandan Yadav	INC	9,499	1.4%
5	Jwala Pd. Gupta	IND	6,991	1.0%
6	Fazlur Rahman	IND	5,173	0.8%
7	Jenendra Kumar	BSP	2,965	0.4%
8	Tej Nr. Roy	IND	2,946	0.4%
9	Premod Muni	IND	2,001	0.3%
10	Yamuna Murmu	JMM	1,537	0.2%
11	Dukhan Roy	IND	1,062	0.2%
12	Tuntun Paswan	IND	981	0.1%
13	Devendar Sharma	IND	753	0.1%
14	Radhya Kishor Roy	IND	643	0.1%
15	Ashok Thakur	AIIC(T)	570	0.1%
16	Anil Vishal	IND	354	0.1%
16	Babu Lal Oraon	IND	354	0.1%

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