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234. Kurtha

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1972

BR-KURTHA

INC 40.9%won by 8.9%HSD 32.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: SHD (SHD) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 8.9%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 23.0% to 40.9% of the vote here (+17.9%).
  • New challengerHindvi Swarajyay Dal (HSD) finished second with 32.0% — it did not contest here in 1969.

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
85,832
Margin
7,601
8.86%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RAMASHRAY PD. SINGHIndian National Congress · INC35,06640.9%
  2. 2JAGDEO PRASADHindvi Swarajyay Dal · HSD27,46532.0%
  3. 3SAHDEO PRASAD YADAVIndependent · IND20,63124.0%
  4. 4SOHAR LALLIndependent · IND7300.9%
  5. 5H. RASHIDNCO · NCO6090.7%
  6. 6RAM VILAS SINGHIndependent · IND4420.5%
  7. 7SHYAM NANDAN SINGHBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS3380.4%
  8. 8HARI CHARAN PRASADIndependent · IND2800.3%
  9. 9GANDHI SHARMAIndependent · IND2710.3%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
SHD
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–HSD swing
−14.1%
INC share
23.0% → 40.9%
HSD share
0.0% → 32.0%
Turnout
— → —
233. Arwal235. Makhdumpur
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