Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Madhepura

Lalu Prasad (RJD) won by 51,983 votes (8.2%).

Electors
9,97,175
Votes polled
6,44,414
Valid votes
Turnout
64.6%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 8.2% (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
4.7%(-3.6%)
Turnout
66.3%(+1.7%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
96.7%

Winning margin over time · Madhepura

1977198019841989199119961998199944%

Candidates

Candidates · Madhepura 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lalu PrasadWinnerRJD2,97,68647.2%
2Sharad YadavJD2,45,70339.0%
3Nirmal Kumar SinghSAP60,9219.7%
4Amrendra Kumar AmarIND18,2172.9%
5Y.n.yadabSHS3,1220.5%
6Ashok RamIND2,2730.4%
7Koshi YadavIND2,0580.3%
8Shashi KumarIND8010.1%

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