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Constituency

109. Chhatapur

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1972

BR-CHHATAPUR

INC 45.1%won by 0.3%SOP 44.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 0.3%.

  • New challengerSOP (SOP) finished second with 44.8% — it did not contest here in 1969.
  • Knife-edgeDecided by 163 votes (0.33%) — among the closest results anywhere.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
49,444
Margin
163
0.33%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
SSP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCSOP swing
−43.3%
INC share
43.6% 45.1%
SOP share
0.0% 44.8%
Turnout