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Constituency

15. Dhaka

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1972

BR-DHAKA

INC 33.2%won by 5.2%IND 28.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 7.0% to 5.2%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 28.0% — it did not contest here in 1969.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 61.2% between them, down from 78.4% — 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
56,062
Margin
2,931
5.23%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−37.5%
INC share
42.7% 33.2%
IND share
0.0% 28.0%
Turnout