Constituency
119. Dhamdaha
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1967
BR-DHAMDAHA
INC 42.9%won by 3.9%SSP 39.0%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 35.3% to 3.9%.
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 13.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerSamyukta Socialist Party (SSP) finished second with 39.0% — 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
45,872
Margin
1,801
3.93%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1L.N. SUDHANSUIndian National Congress · INC19,67242.9%
- 2S.N.S. YADAVSamyukta Socialist Party · SSP17,87139.0%
- 3M. MAJHIPraja Socialist Party · PSP2,5865.6%
- 4R. KISKUIndependent · IND2,4965.4%
- 5D. HANSDAIndependent · IND2,0334.4%
- 6P. SINGHSwatantra Party · SWA1,2142.6%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–SSP swing
- −52.6%
- INC share
- 56.5% → 42.9%
- SSP share
- 0.0% → 39.0%
- Turnout
- — → —