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Constituency

181. Chautham

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

BR-CHAUTHAM

INC 52.1%won by 15.5%SOC 36.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 42.9% to 15.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerSOC (SOC) finished second with 36.6% — 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
35,903
Margin
5,551
15.46%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCSOC swing
−48.6%
INC share
64.0% 52.1%
SOC share
0.0% 36.6%
Turnout