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223. Bhabhua

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

BR-BHABHUA

INC 47.3%won by 9.5%SWA 37.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.1% to 9.5%.

  • New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 37.8% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 85.2% of the vote between them, up from 40.8% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
42,043
Margin
4,001
9.52%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SHYAM NARAIN PANDEYIndian National Congress · INC19,90247.3%
  2. 2DEONATH TIWARISwatantra Party · SWA15,90137.8%
  3. 3SHEO PARIKCHHA SINGHPraja Socialist Party · PSP4,31610.3%
  4. 4KUBER NATH SINGHIndependent · IND6771.6%
  5. 5KAMLA JAHNWI PD. SHARMAJanahitha Paksha · JP6691.6%
  6. 6SHREE BHAGWAN TIWARIRashtriya Rashtrawadi Party · RRP5781.4%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SWA swing
−10.9%
INC share
20.4% → 47.3%
SWA share
0.0% → 37.8%
Turnout
— → —
222. Chainpur224. Chenari
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