Election
Constituency

61. Sakra

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

BR-SAKRA

INC 50.7%won by 5.4%PSP 45.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.8% to 5.4%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Praja Socialist Party (PSP).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.1% of the vote between them, up from 35.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

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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not in source
Valid votes
48,338
Margin
2,596
5.37%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1MAHESH PRASAD SINGHIndian National Congress · INC24,51650.7%
  2. 2MANJAY LALLPraja Socialist Party · PSP21,92045.3%
  3. 3TAJNARAIN PRASADIndependent · IND1,1712.4%
  4. 4BRAHMADEO THAKURIndependent · IND6421.3%
  5. 5SHIV SHANKAR PD. SINGHRashtriya Rashtrawadi Party · RRP890.2%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–PSP swing
−4.3%
INC share
19.7% → 50.7%
PSP share
10.0% → 45.3%
Turnout
— → —
60. Kurhani62. Muzaffarpur
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