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Constituency

21. Gobindganj

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1967

BR-GOBINDGANJ

INC 32.6%won by 1.9%BJS 30.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 11.6% to 1.9%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 15.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 30.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 63.4% between them, down from 84.8% — 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
31,389
Margin
583
1.86%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJS swing
−46.4%
INC share
48.2% 32.6%
BJS share
0.0% 30.8%
Turnout