Constituency
306. Gumla
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1967
BR-GUMLA
BJS 17.5%won by 1.5%IND 16.1%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Janahitha Paksha (JP) lost it to Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), which now leads by 1.5%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- BJS vote shareBJS went from 0.0% to 17.5% of the vote here (+17.5%).
- Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Swatantra Party (SWA) to Independent (IND).
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 33.6% between them, down from 67.9% — the field split more ways.
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
26,345
Margin
389
1.48%
Candidates
8 contested · winner BJS- 1R. ORAONBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS4,62017.5%
- 2M. DEMTAIndependent · IND4,23116.1%
- 3L. BARLASwatantra Party · SWA3,85214.6%
- 4P. ORAONIndependent · IND3,76514.3%
- 5L. GURIAIndian National Congress · INC3,63613.8%
- 6A. KHARIAIndependent · IND2,3859.1%
- 7B. BHAGATIndependent · IND2,1348.1%
- 8K. PAHANIndependent · IND1,7226.5%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- JP
- Winner now
- BJSflipped
- BJS–IND swing
- +6.3%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 17.5%
- IND share
- 4.8% → 16.1%
- Turnout
- — → —