Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Siwan

M. Sahabuddin (JD) won by 1,65,243 votes (26.6%).

Electors
9,92,425
Votes polled
6,30,460
Valid votes
Turnout
63.5%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 26.6% (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
18.5%(+0.4%)
Turnout
71.8%(+3.4%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
91.2%

Winning margin over time · Siwan

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199953%

Candidates

Candidates · Siwan 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M. SahabuddinWinnerJD3,26,35152.6%
2Janardan TiwariBJP1,61,10825.9%
3Ramesh Singh KushwahaCPI(ML)(L)1,09,35817.6%
4Zafar Ahmad GaniINC4,2190.7%
5Ayodhya DubeyIND2,4500.4%
6Mustaque AhmadIND2,2610.4%
7Ram Dhyan PrasadIND1,8880.3%
8Suresh YadavIND1,8120.3%
9Shankar Prasad YadavBSP1,6540.3%
10Indrasan BhagatIND1,3590.2%
11Umeshwar Prasad ThakurIND1,2680.2%
12Ram Autar PrasadIND1,0700.2%
13Mursharaf AliAIIC(T)9920.2%
14Nasir KhanIND8930.1%
15Singh DharampalIND7180.1%
16Jai Prakash PandeyIND7060.1%
17Uttam SinghIND5200.1%
18Krishnand PrasadIND5010.1%
19Swami Devendra KishoreIND4930.1%
20Ladoo Lal SahIND4090.1%
21Virendra ShuklaIND3750.1%
22Vipin Bihari RamIND2590.0%
23Dharmikchhuk PrasadIND2070.0%

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