1999 Indian general election in Bihar

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Indian general election in Bihar, 1999
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 199818 September–3 October 2004 (Jharkhand)
2004 (Bihar)
 

54 seats
Turnout61.48%
 First partySecond party
 
Atal Bihari Vajpayee.jpg
Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg
Leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee Nitish Kumar
Party BJP JD(U)
Alliance NDA NDA
Last election20Did not exist
Seats won2318
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 18
Popular vote82,04,85074,05,701
Percentage23.01%20.77%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.02%New

 Third partyFourth party
 
Lalu Prasad Yadav.jpg
Sonia Gandhi (cropped).jpg
Leader Lalu Prasad Yadav Sonia Gandhi
Party RJD INC
Alliance INC+ INC+
Last election175
Seats won74
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 10Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote1,00,85,30231,42,603
Percentage28.29%8.81%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.71%Increase2.svg 1.54%

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Prime Minister before election

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
BJP

The 1999 Indian general election in Bihar were held for 54 seats with the state going to polls in the last three phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Congress led alliance. [1] NDA, an alliance formed in last election, consisted of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) whereas the Congress led alliance was constituted of the Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), Communist Party of India and the Marxist Co-ordination Committee.

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The results indicated the complete reversal of the last election, NDA secured landslide victory winning 41 out of 54 seats. [2] Bihar emerged as most successful state for NDA, winning most seats in any state, leading to their huge victory under Vajpayee in the election.

The results were huge setbacks for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) limiting their seats to just 7, even RJD Supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav lost his election from Madhepura constituency to Sharad Yadav of Janata Dal (United) in close fight by 30320 votes. [3]

Election Schedule

The polling schedule for the 1999 General Elections was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner on 11 July 1999.

Poll eventPhase
IIIIVV
Notification date21 August30 August07 September
Last date for filing nomination28 August06 September14 September
Scrutiny of nomination30 August07 September15 September
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination01 September09 September17 September
Date of poll18 September25 September03 October
Date of counting of votes/Result6 October 1999
Voting Phases
III

(19 seats)

IV

(19 seats)

V

(16 seats)

Parties and alliances

   National Democratic Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg Nand Kishore Yadav 29
Janata Dal (United) JanataDalUnitedFlag.PNG Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg Sharad Yadav 23
Bihar People's Party No image available.svg No image available.svg Anand Mohan Singh 2

   Congress Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png Lalu Prasad Yadav 35 + 1 [a]
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Sadanand Singh 15 + 1 [b]
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M-flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png Subodh Roy 2
Marxist Co-ordination Committee No image available.svg No image available.svg A. K. Roy 1
Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg Indrajit Gupta 1 + 8 [c]

Voting and results

Party wise

Alliance/PartySeatsPopular Vote
ContestedWon+/-Votes%+/-
NDA Bharatiya Janata Party 2923Increase2.svg382,04,85023.01Decrease2.svg1.02
Janata Dal (United) 2318New74,05,70120.77New
UPA Rashtriya Janata Dal 367Decrease2.svg101,00,85,30228.29Increase2.svg1.71
Indian National Congress 164Decrease2.svg131,42,6038.81Increase2.svg1.54
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)21Increase2.svg13,50,9580.98Increase2.svg0.58
Communist Party of India 90Steady2.svg9,59,7052.69Decrease2.svg0.71
Marxist Co-ordination Committee 10Steady2.svg3,51,8390.99Increase2.svg0.28
-- Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 230Steady2.svg8,79,0812.47Increase2.svg0.35
-- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 130Steady2.svg7,27,5102.04Decrease2.svg0.41
-- Nationalist Congress Party 190New4,76,0041.34New
-- Independents (politician) 1871Increase2.svg114,82,4834.16Increase2.svg2.19

Constituency wise

Parliamentary ConstituencyName of elected M.P.Party affiliation
No.NameType
1 Bagaha SC Mahendra Baitha Janata Dal (United)
2 Bettiah GEN Madan Prasad Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Motihari GEN Radha Mohan Singh
4 Gopalganj GEN Raghunath Jha Janata Dal (United)
5 Siwan GEN Mohammad Shahabuddin Rashtriya Janata Dal
6 Maharajganj GEN Prabhunath Singh Janata Dal (United)
7 Chapra GEN Rajiv Pratap Rudi Bharatiya Janata Party
8 Hajipur SC Ram Vilas Paswan Janata Dal
9 Vaishali GEN Raghubansh Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
10 Muzaffarpur GEN Jai Narain Prasad Nishad Janata Dal (United)
11 Sitamarhi GEN Nawal Kishore Rai
12 Sheohar GEN Md Anwarul Haque Rashtriya Janata Dal
13 Madhubani GEN Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
14 Jhanjharpur GEN Devendra Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United)
15 Darbhanga GEN Kirti Azad Bharatiya Janata Party
16 Rosera SC Ram Chandra Paswan Janata Dal (United)
17 Samastipur GEN Manjay Lal
18 Barh GEN Nitish Kumar
19 Balia GEN Ram Jeevan Singh
20 Saharsa GEN Dinesh Chandra Yadav
21 Madhepura GEN Sharad Yadav
22 Araria SC Sukdeo Paswan Rashtriya Janata Dal
23 Kishanganj GEN Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Bharatiya Janata Party
24 Purnea GEN Rajesh Ranjan Independent
25 Katihar GEN Nikhil Kumar Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party
26 Rajmahal ST Thomas Hansda Indian National Congress
27 Dumka ST Babulal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party
28 Godda GEN Jagdambi Prasad Yadav
29 Banka GEN Digvijay Singh Janata Dal (United)
30 Bhagalpur GEN Subodh Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist)
31 Khagaria GEN Renu Kumari Janata Dal (United)
32 Monghyr GEN Brahmanand Mandal
33 Begusarai GEN Rajo Singh Indian National Congress
34 Nalanda GEN George Fernandes Janata Dal (United)
35 Patna GEN C P Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
36 Arrah GEN Ram Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
37 Buxar GEN Lalmuni Chaubey Bharatiya Janata Party
38 Sasaram SC Muni Lall
39 Bikramganj GEN Kanti Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
40 Aurangabad GEN Shyama Singh Indian National Congress
41 Jahanabad GEN Arun Kumar Janata Dal (United)
42 Nawada SC Sanjay Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party
43 Gaya SC Ramji Manjhi
44 Chatra GEN Nagmani Rashtriya Janata Dal
45 Kodarma GEN Tilakdhari Singh Indian National Congress
46 Giridh GEN Ravindra Kumar Pandey Bharatiya Janata Party
47 Dhanbad GEN Rita Verma
48 Hazaribagh GEN Yashwant Sinha
49 Ranchi GEN Ram Tahal Choudhary
50 Jamshedpur GEN Abha Mahato
51 Singbhum ST Laxman Giluwa
52 Khunti ST Kariya Munda
53 Lohardagav ST Dukha Bhagat
54 Palamau SC Braj Mohan Ram

Assembly Segment wise lead

PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2000 election)
Bharatiya Janata Party 10767
Janata Dal (United) 8921
Rashtriya Janata Dal 70124
Indian National Congress 2323
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 612
Communist Party of India 55
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 42
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation 36
Marxist Co-ordination Committee 31
Bihar People's Party 30
Nationalist Congress Party 20
Others963
Total324

References

  1. "IndiaVotes | India's largest election database".
  2. "With Modi becoming BJP's darling, will JDU's Nitish Kumar leave alliance?". 30 November 1999.
  3. "Madhepura: Twice beaten by Lalu, Sharad now RJD nominee".

Notes

  1. Friendly Contest on Godda and Hazaribagh between INC and RJD.
  2. Friendly Contest on Godda and Hazaribagh between INC and RJD.
  3. CPI Contested only Nalanda constituency under the alliance of INC and RJD.