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Constituency

79. Jainagar

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1967

BR-JAINAGAR

INC 45.6%won by 16.4%CPI 29.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.5% to 16.4%.

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 8.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.9% between them, down from 82.8% — 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
38,719
Margin
6,347
16.39%

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
INCCPI swing
−8.1%
INC share
53.6% 45.6%
CPI share
29.1% 29.2%
Turnout