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Constituency

87. Phulparas

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

BR-PHULPARAS

INC 38.0%won by 2.4%SOC 35.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.3% to 2.4%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerSOC (SOC) finished second with 35.6% — 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
30,864
Margin
728
2.36%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCSOC swing
−44.6%
INC share
47.0% 38.0%
SOC share
0.0% 35.6%
Turnout