Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Saharsa

Dinesh Chandra Yadav (JD(U)) won by 94,493 votes (13.1%).

Electors
11,42,103
Votes polled
7,32,053
Valid votes
Turnout
64.1%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1999 national median: 13.1% (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.

Comfortable (10–20%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
13.1%(+5.6%)
Turnout
64.1%(-0.6%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
95.8%

Winning margin over time · Saharsa

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199941%

Candidates

Candidates · Saharsa 1999
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dinesh Chandra YadavWinnerJD(U)3,92,92654.5%
2Surya Narayan YadavRJD2,98,43341.4%
3Niraj KumarBHJC12,9691.8%
4Dinesh Prasad SinhaAJBP11,4791.6%
5Lalan ChoudharyIND5,7900.8%

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