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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Jai Na. Pd. NishadWinner | JD(U) | 3,63,820 | 50.6% |
| 2 | Mahendra Sahni | RJD | 3,03,100 | 42.1% |
| 3 | Vijay Shukal | IND | 34,613 | 4.8% |
| 4 | Surendra Ram | IND | 4,001 | 0.6% |
| 5 | Mahmad Idris | IND | 2,536 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Govardhan Dhavan | BSP | 2,468 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Mahendra Rai | IND | 2,400 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Jaglal Choudhary | IND | 1,949 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Azrul Hach | IND | 1,121 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Mukhya Lal Paswan | IND | 775 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Baliram Prasad Shahi | IND | 747 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Raj Kishore Choudhary | IND | 696 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Shankar Sharan | IND | 638 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Mahanth Prashuram Das | IND | 369 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Suresh Pasban | IND | 294 | 0.0% |
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