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Constituency

32. Maharajganj

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1972

BR-MAHARAJGANJ

INC 50.1%won by 5.2%NCO 44.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bhartiya Krishak Dal (BKD) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 5.2%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 18.8% to 50.1% of the vote here (+31.3%).
  • New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 44.9% — it did not contest here in 1969.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.1% of the vote between them, up from 85.2% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
71,061
Margin
3,690
5.19%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
BKD
Winner now
INCflipped
INCNCO swing
−13.6%
INC share
18.8% 50.1%
NCO share
0.0% 44.9%
Turnout