Constituency
290. Majhgaon
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1962
BR-MAJHGAON
JP 33.9%won by 10.1%INC 23.8%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Jai Hind Party (JHP) lost it to Janahitha Paksha (JP), which now leads by 10.1%.
- JP vote shareJP went from 0.0% to 33.9% of the vote here (+33.9%).
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 23.8% — it did not contest here in 1957.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 57.8% between them, down from 64.2% — the field split more ways.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
—
not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
15,401
Margin
1,549
10.06%
Candidates
7 contested · winner JP- 1SHARAN BALMUCHUJanahitha Paksha · JP5,22233.9%
- 2KUNDIA MUNDA GAGRAIIndian National Congress · INC3,67323.8%
- 3SURENDRA NATH BIRUAIndependent · IND2,03813.2%
- 4SATARI SINGH DEOGAMPraja Socialist Party · PSP1,2308.0%
- 5GONO HOIndependent · IND1,2087.8%
- 6PRATAP SINGH SINKUIndependent · IND1,1827.7%
- 7SANATAN HEMBROMSOC · SOC8485.5%
Since 1957
Derived- Winner then
- JHP
- Winner now
- JPflipped
- JP–INC swing
- +10.1%
- JP share
- 0.0% → 33.9%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 23.8%
- Turnout
- — → —