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Constituency

58. Baruraj

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

BR-BARURAJ

INC 39.0%won by 5.1%SWA 33.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 41.5% to 5.1%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 16.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 33.9% — it did not contest here in 1957.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
39,158
Margin
2,013
5.14%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCSWA swing
−50.6%
INC share
55.8% 39.0%
SWA share
0.0% 33.9%
Turnout