GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Ranchi
Ram Tahal Choudhary (BJP) won by 2,41,177 votes (41.8%).
- Electors
- 11,31,760
- Votes polled
- 5,83,745
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 51.6%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 41.8% (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.
Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 41.8%(+20.8%)
- Turnout
- 51.6%(-9.9%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.6%
Winning margin over time · Ranchi
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Tahal ChoudharyWinner | BJP | 3,79,261 | 65.7% |
| 2 | K K Tewari | INC | 1,38,084 | 23.9% |
| 3 | Prem Chand Mahto | JMM | 39,021 | 6.8% |
| 4 | Anant Prasad Gupta | CPI(ML)(L) | 6,306 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Napendra Krishna Mahto | FBL | 4,732 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Agni Pandey | IND | 2,890 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Mahesh Kumar | BSP | 2,674 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Fransis Sarwan | IND | 1,675 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Ajay Rai | AJBP | 1,046 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Madan Munda | IND | 818 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Matuwar Ram | IND | 583 | 0.1% |
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