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Constituency

42. Garkha

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-GARKHA

INC 27.7%won by 1.9%JNP 25.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 5.6% to 1.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from JNPSC (JNPSC) to Janata Party (JNP).

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
59,270
Margin
1,146
1.93%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJNP swing
−3.7%
INC share
30.9% 27.7%
JNP share
25.3% 25.7%
Turnout