GEN · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
Basti
Shriram Chauhan (BJP) won by 1,832 votes (0.3%).
- Electors
- 11,81,116
- Votes polled
- 5,93,932
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 50.3%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 0.3% (median 7.9%). Back to Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1999 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 0.3%(-11.1%)
- Turnout
- 50.3%(-2.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 59.3%
Winning margin over time · Basti
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shriram ChauhanWinner | BJP | 1,74,378 | 29.8% |
| 2 | Lal Mani Prasad | BSP | 1,72,546 | 29.5% |
| 3 | Kalpnath Sonkar | SP | 1,44,222 | 24.6% |
| 4 | Ram Jiyawan | INC | 78,618 | 13.4% |
| 5 | Chandra Bali Kanaujia | AD | 8,882 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Sita Ram | IND | 2,551 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Pawan Kumar | IND | 1,621 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Arun Baboo Ram Bharti | SHS | 1,353 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Ram Laut | IND | 1,188 | 0.2% |
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