GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Basantpur
Vidya Bhaushan Singh (JNP) won by 3,581 votes (5.2%).
- Electors
- 1,21,528
- Votes polled
- 69,443
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 57.1%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1977 state median: 5.2% (median 17.5%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 1977 · All years
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidya Bhaushan SinghWinner | JNP | 32,277 | 47.0% |
| 2 | Manik Chand Rai | IND | 28,696 | 41.8% |
| 3 | Tarkeshwar Nath Singh | INC | 3,441 | 5.0% |
| 4 | Ramta Prasad Singh | IND | 1,881 | 2.7% |
| 5 | Nand Kishore Singh | IND | 1,262 | 1.8% |
| 6 | Ramji Singh | IND | 428 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Bhanu Pratap Singh | IND | 290 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Braj Kishore Singh ' Chauhan ' | IND | 212 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Jai Govind Sahay | IND | 116 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Kamla Kant Singh | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
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