Constituency
94. Darbhanga North
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1962
BR-DARBHANGA-NORTH
INC 47.3%won by 10.0%SWA 37.3%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.4% to 10.0%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 37.3% — it did not contest here in 1957.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
21,876
Margin
2,187
10.00%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1SAYEEDUL HAQUE SHAIKHIndian National Congress · INC10,34947.3%
- 2KUSHESBAR JHASwatantra Party · SWA8,16237.3%
- 3SINHESHWAR GOPEPraja Socialist Party · PSP2,85613.1%
- 4USMANIndependent · IND5092.3%
Since 1957
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–SWA swing
- −42.1%
- INC share
- 52.1% → 47.3%
- SWA share
- 0.0% → 37.3%
- Turnout
- — → —