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113. Saharsa

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1972

BR-SAHARSA

INC 48.7%won by 2.1%NCO 46.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 5.0% to 2.1%.

  • New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 46.6% — it did not contest here in 1969.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.3% of the vote between them, up from 77.1% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
91,694
Margin
1,939
2.11%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RAMESH JHAIndian National Congress · INC44,66548.7%
  2. 2SURESH CHANDRA YADAVNCO · NCO42,72646.6%
  3. 3PHULESHWAR SINGHBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS1,3671.5%
  4. 4JAI RAM MISHRAIndependent · IND1,1131.2%
  5. 5VRAHM DEO MISTRYIndependent · IND9581.0%
  6. 6GUNESHWAR SINGHSOP · SOP8650.9%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–NCO swing
−38.9%
INC share
41.0% → 48.7%
NCO share
0.0% → 46.6%
Turnout
— → —
112. Mahishi114. Sonabarsa
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