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Constituency

33. Manjhi

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

BR-MANJHI

INC 46.3%won by 10.4%PSP 35.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.2% to 10.4%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Independent (IND) to Praja Socialist Party (PSP).

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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Valid votes
32,018
Margin
3,330
10.40%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1GIRISH TIWARYIndian National Congress · INC14,82346.3%
  2. 2RAMBAHADUR SINGHPraja Socialist Party · PSP11,49335.9%
  3. 3RAVINDRA PRASAD BHAGATSOC · SOC2,9269.1%
  4. 4GOUTAM DUBEYRashtriya Rashtrawadi Party · RRP2,0326.3%
  5. 5LAKSHMI NARAYAN SINGHSwatantra Party · SWA7442.3%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–PSP swing
−29.2%
INC share
51.1% → 46.3%
PSP share
11.5% → 35.9%
Turnout
— → —
32. Raghunathpur34. Maharajganj
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