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273. Jaridih

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1972

BR-JARIDIH

BJS 23.4%won by 0.6%CPI 22.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Jan Asra Party (JAP) lost it to Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), which now leads by 0.6%.

  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 22.9% — it did not contest here in 1969.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 46.3% between them, down from 52.9% — the field split more ways.

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
36,480
Margin
206
0.56%

Candidates

11 contested · winner BJS
  1. 1CHHATRU RAM MAHTONBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS8,55223.4%
  2. 2MANZURUL HASSAN KHANCommunist Party of India · CPI8,34622.9%
  3. 3THAKUR ARJU PD. SINGHIndependent · IND7,29620.0%
  4. 4SHED CHARAN MANJHIJan Kalyan Party · JKP4,98413.7%
  5. 5SUKHDEO MAHTONHindvi Swarajyay Dal · HSD2,0345.6%
  6. 6CHANDRA KISHORE MAHTONSOP · SOP1,9315.3%
  7. 7KAGDAMB PD. BHAGATNCO · NCO1,2663.5%
  8. 8KEDAR NATH MAHTHAIndependent · IND1,1633.2%
  9. 9MANESH RAM MAJHIJKD · JKD6821.9%
  10. 10DINESH KUMAR CHAUBEYIndependent · IND1150.3%
  11. 11S. N. KHANIndependent · IND1110.3%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
JAP
Winner now
BJSflipped
BJS–CPI swing
−24.1%
BJS share
24.6% → 23.4%
CPI share
0.0% → 22.9%
Turnout
— → —
272. Mandu274. Chandankiyari
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