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Constituency

112. Mahishi

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1972

BR-MAHISHI

INC 49.4%won by 6.0%SOP 43.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 25.9% to 6.0%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerSOP (SOP) finished second with 43.4% — it did not contest here in 1969.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
67,688
Margin
4,089
6.04%

Candidates

3 contested · winner INC
  1. 1LAHTAN CHADHARYIndian National Congress · INC33,46749.4%
  2. 2PARMESHWAR KUMARSOP · SOP29,37843.4%
  3. 3BHAWESH MISHRANCO · NCO4,8437.2%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCSOP swing
−52.9%
INC share
59.0% 49.4%
SOP share
0.0% 43.4%
Turnout