Election
Constituency

26. Bhore

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

BR-BHORE

INC 44.8%won by 17.8%SWA 27.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Praja Socialist Party (PSP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 17.8%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 25.5% to 44.8% of the vote here (+19.2%).
  • New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 27.0% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 71.8% of the vote between them, up from 52.8% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
25,655
Margin
4,556
17.76%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
PSP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCSWA swing
−7.8%
INC share
25.5% 44.8%
SWA share
0.0% 27.0%
Turnout