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121. Kasba

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1972

BR-KASBA

INC 36.5%won by 10.5%SOP 26.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.4% to 10.5%.

  • New challengerSOP (SOP) finished second with 26.1% — it did not contest here in 1969.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 62.6% of the vote between them, up from 45.2% — 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
53,867
Margin
5,630
10.45%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RAM NARAIAN MANDALIndian National Congress · INC19,67936.5%
  2. 2KHALILUR REHAMANSOP · SOP14,04926.1%
  3. 3GIRJANAND CHOUDHARYBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS10,79820.0%
  4. 4SHEO CHARAN MEHTAHindvi Swarajyay Dal · HSD2,8945.4%
  5. 5ABDUL HAKIMNCO · NCO2,6164.9%
  6. 6GANESH LAL MANDALIndependent · IND1,7553.3%
  7. 7GAYA PD. URAONIndependent · IND8721.6%
  8. 8MAHA NAND SINGHIndependent · IND7421.4%
  9. 9SATYA NARAIN RAISwatantra Party · SWA4620.9%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SOP swing
−13.4%
INC share
23.8% → 36.5%
SOP share
0.0% → 26.1%
Turnout
— → —
120. Banmankhi122. Raniganj
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