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77. Barh

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-BARH

SAP 47.7%won by 2.0%RJD 45.7%

What changed here

Derived

Samajwadi Andolan Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.3% to 2.0%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) finished second with 45.7% — it did not contest here in 1996.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 4.1% to 68.4%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
10,93,635
Turnout
68.4%
Valid votes
7,47,664
Margin
15,190
2.03%

Candidates

10 contested · winner SAP
  1. 1NITISH KUMARSamajwadi Andolan Party · SAP3,56,83647.7%
  2. 2VIJOY KRISHNARashtriya Janata Dal · RJD3,41,64645.7%
  3. 3BRIJ NANDAN YADAVJanata Dal · JD34,2644.6%
  4. 4SATYENDRA SINGHIndependent · IND3,7170.5%
  5. 5KAPILDEO PD. YADAVBJC · BJC3,1150.4%
  6. 6JITENDRA THAKURLok Shakti · LS2,6710.4%
  7. 7VINDA CHAUHANIndependent · IND2,4500.3%
  8. 8RANVIR SINGHIndependent · IND1,0520.1%
  9. 9NAGENDRA PD. SINGHIndependent · IND9840.1%
  10. 10MADAN SHARMAIndependent · IND9290.1%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
SAP
Winner now
SAP
SAP–RJD swing
−49.4%
SAP share
51.5% → 47.7%
RJD share
0.0% → 45.7%
Turnout
64.3% → 68.4%
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