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Constituency

261. Jamua

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1969

BR-JAMUA

INC 31.8%won by 4.9%BJS 26.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 35.1% to 4.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 24.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 58.6% between them, down from 78.1% — 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
36,966
Margin
1,819
4.92%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJS swing
−30.2%
INC share
56.6% 31.8%
BJS share
21.5% 26.8%
Turnout