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Constituency

88. Madhaipur

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

BR-MADHAIPUR

INC 39.8%won by 8.9%PSP 31.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 21.8% to 8.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerPraja Socialist Party (PSP) finished second with 31.0% — 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
38,762
Margin
3,436
8.86%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCPSP swing
−37.1%
INC share
46.0% 39.8%
PSP share
0.0% 31.0%
Turnout