Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1998 ST
Vijay Singh Soy of Indian National Congress won the Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 1998 general election, with a winning margin of 10,830 votes (2.10%).
4 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 846,008 registered electors and 525,424 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 62.10%. This is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, Vijay Singh Soy of Indian National Congress secured victory in the Singhbhum constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 10,830 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, ensuring tribal community representation in India's Parliament.
Out of 846,008 registered electors, 525,424 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 62.10%. A total of 4 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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