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207. Danapur

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1972

BR-DANAPUR

INC 40.9%won by 12.9%SOP 28.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 7.4% to 12.9%.

  • New challengerSOP (SOP) finished second with 28.0% — it did not contest here in 1969.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 68.9% of the vote between them, up from 63.7% — 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
56,634
Margin
7,307
12.90%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1BUDH DEO SINGHIndian National Congress · INC23,15040.9%
  2. 2KESHAV PRASADSOP · SOP15,84328.0%
  3. 3RAM SWARATH SINGHNCO · NCO9,55016.9%
  4. 4TEJ NARAIN PRASADBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS5,4569.6%
  5. 5JAG NARAINIndependent · IND1,0771.9%
  6. 6REKHA SINHASUC · SUC1,0401.8%
  7. 7SARSWATI CHAUDHARYIndependent · IND5180.9%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SOP swing
−22.7%
INC share
35.6% → 40.9%
SOP share
0.0% → 28.0%
Turnout
— → —
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