GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Balia
Rajbanshi Mahto (RJD) won by 52,484 votes (8.6%).
- Electors
- 9,96,528
- Votes polled
- 6,24,626
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 62.7%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1998 national median: 8.6% (median 7.6%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1998 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 | Rajbanshi MahtoWinner | RJD | 2,40,119 | 39.3% |
| 2 | Shatraghna Pd. Singh | CPI | 1,87,635 | 30.7% |
| 3 | Ram Naresh Pd.singh | BJP | 1,73,544 | 28.4% |
| 4 | Ram Lakhan Singh | IND | 4,753 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Raja Ram Das | IND | 4,635 | 0.8% |
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