Constituency
113. Saharsa
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1967
BR-SAHARSA
INC 44.0%won by 7.9%BJS 36.2%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Praja Socialist Party (PSP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 7.9%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- INC vote shareINC went from 16.5% to 44.0% of the vote here (+27.5%).
- New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 36.2% — it did not contest here in 1962.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
53,294
Margin
4,200
7.88%
Candidates
10 contested · winner INC- 1R. JHAIndian National Congress · INC23,47244.0%
- 2C. JHABharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS19,27236.2%
- 3M. UDDINPraja Socialist Party · PSP2,6415.0%
- 4S.C. YADAVJKD · JKD2,5994.9%
- 5T. DEVISamyukta Socialist Party · SSP1,8953.6%
- 6M. TAKURIndependent · IND1,4162.7%
- 7C.P. SINGHSwatantra Party · SWA7581.4%
- 8J.N. MANDALIndependent · IND6291.2%
- 9M. ALLAUDDINIndependent · IND4680.9%
- 10A.P. SINGHIndependent · IND1440.3%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- PSP
- Winner now
- INCflipped
- INC–BJS swing
- −8.7%
- INC share
- 16.5% → 44.0%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 36.2%
- Turnout
- — → —