ST · Bihar 1947 1999
Singhbhum
Laxman Gilua (BJP) won by 82,311 votes (17.5%).
- Electors
- 8,46,629
- Votes polled
- 4,82,318
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 57.0%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 17.5% (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
- 17.5%(+15.3%)
- Turnout
- 57.0%(-5.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 80.6%
Winning margin over time · Singhbhum
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laxman GiluaWinner | BJP | 2,31,237 | 49.0% |
| 2 | Vijay Singh Soy | INC | 1,48,926 | 31.6% |
| 3 | Champai Soren | JMM | 71,527 | 15.2% |
| 4 | Lakshman Soy | UGDP | 11,153 | 2.4% |
| 5 | Krishna Mardi | JMM(U) | 4,220 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Antu Sundi | BSP | 2,759 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Tiparia Tiu | IND | 1,678 | 0.4% |
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