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Constituency

162. Sultanganj

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

BR-SULTANGANJ

INC 53.2%won by 30.4%PSP 22.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 9.5% to 30.4%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 75.9% between them, down from 85.0% — the field split more ways.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
44,010
Margin
13,398
30.44%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCPSP swing
+20.9%
INC share
47.3% 53.2%
PSP share
37.7% 22.7%
Turnout