Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Muzaffarpur

Captain Jai Na. Pd. Nishad (JD(U)) won by 60,720 votes (8.4%).

Electors
10,67,836
Votes polled
7,30,490
Valid votes
Turnout
68.4%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1999 national median: 8.4% (median 7.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1999 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
8.4%(+5.5%)
Turnout
68.4%(-3.0%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
92.7%

Winning margin over time · Muzaffarpur

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199966%

Candidates

Candidates · Muzaffarpur 1999
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Captain Jai Na. Pd. NishadWinnerJD(U)3,63,82050.6%
2Mahendra SahniRJD3,03,10042.1%
3Vijay ShukalIND34,6134.8%
4Surendra RamIND4,0010.6%
5Mahmad IdrisIND2,5360.4%
6Govardhan DhavanBSP2,4680.3%
7Mahendra RaiIND2,4000.3%
8Jaglal ChoudharyIND1,9490.3%
9Azrul HachIND1,1210.2%
10Mukhya Lal PaswanIND7750.1%
11Baliram Prasad ShahiIND7470.1%
12Raj Kishore ChoudharyIND6960.1%
13Shankar SharanIND6380.1%
14Mahanth Prashuram DasIND3690.1%
15Suresh PasbanIND2940.0%

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