Purnia

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Jay Krishna Mandal

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
35,817
Margin %
5.00%
Total Electors
1,085,968
Votes Polled
711,660
Turnout
65.50%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
10
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
53
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Jay Krishna Mandal

Bharatiya Janata Party

265,096
37.30%
Male
#2
Rajesh Ranjan

Samajwadi Party

229,279
32.20%
Male
#3
Uday Singh

Indian National Congress

102,297
14.40%
Male
#4
Dilip Kumar Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal

58,225
8.20%
Male
#5
Moidur Rahman

Independent

24,851
3.50%
Male
#6
Mahta Bimam

Lok Shakti

6,637
0.90%
Male
#7
Vaidyanath Choudhary

Jharkhand Party

5,496
0.80%
Male
#8
Anil Kumar Singh

Independent

2,941
0.40%
Male
#9
Naresh Vishwas

Shoshit Samaj Dal

2,425
0.30%
Male
#10
Vishwanath Paswan

Independent

1,035
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Jay Krishna Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party 265,096 37.30%
2 Rajesh Ranjan Samajwadi Party 229,279 32.20%
3 Uday Singh Indian National Congress 102,297 14.40%
4 Dilip Kumar Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal 58,225 8.20%
5 Moidur Rahman Independent 24,851 3.50%
6 Mahta Bimam Lok Shakti 6,637 0.90%
7 Vaidyanath Choudhary Jharkhand Party 5,496 0.80%
8 Anil Kumar Singh Independent 2,941 0.40%
9 Naresh Vishwas Shoshit Samaj Dal 2,425 0.30%
10 Vishwanath Paswan Independent 1,035 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Jay Krishna Mandal (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Purnia Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 35,817 votes (5.00%%).

The voter turnout in Purnia for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 65.50%%.

10 candidates contested from Purnia constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Purnia is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.