Constituency
266. Barhi
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1967
BR-BARHI
JKD 59.2%won by 40.7%BJS 18.5%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Swatantra Party (SWA) lost it to JKD (JKD), which now leads by 40.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- JKD vote shareJKD went from 0.0% to 59.2% of the vote here (+59.2%).
- New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 18.5% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 77.6% between them, down from 85.6% — the field split more ways.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
31,473
Margin
12,817
40.72%
Candidates
4 contested · winner JKD- 1I. J. N. SINGHJKD · JKD18,62659.2%
- 2K. P. KATARIARBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS5,80918.5%
- 3R. P. MEHTHAIndian National Congress · INC5,08616.2%
- 4B. P. KATARIARIndependent · IND1,9526.2%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- SWA
- Winner now
- JKDflipped
- JKD–BJS swing
- +40.7%
- JKD share
- 0.0% → 59.2%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 18.5%
- Turnout
- — → —