Election
Constituency

51. Kanti

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1957

BR-KANTI

INC 50.9%won by 1.9%IND 49.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.9% to 1.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
23,451
Margin
445
1.90%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC
  1. 1JAMUNA PD. TRIPATHIIndian National Congress · INC11,94850.9%
  2. 2YOGENDRA PD. SHARMAIndependent · IND11,50349.1%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−14.0%
INC share
56.1% 50.9%
IND share
40.2% 49.1%
Turnout