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96. Sarairanjan

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-SARAIRANJAN

INC 31.0%won by 9.7%BJP 21.3%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: JNPSC (JNPSC) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 9.7%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 52.4% between them, down from 72.0% — 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
94,815
Margin
9,188
9.69%

Candidates

15 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RAMASHRAY ISHWARIndian National Congress · INC29,42831.0%
  2. 2YASHODANAND SINGHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP20,24021.3%
  3. 3RAM BILASH MISHRALKD · LKD16,33717.2%
  4. 4RAM BILASH MAHTOIndependent · IND10,16810.7%
  5. 5DHIRENDRA KUMAR JHAIndependent · IND5,6165.9%
  6. 6PREM PRAKASH SHARMACommunist Party of India · CPI5,1505.4%
  7. 7BOOTI SAHNIIndependent · IND3,3643.5%
  8. 8RAJ NARAIN BHAGATIndependent · IND3,1343.3%
  9. 9ARUN K. ISSERIndependent · IND3310.3%
  10. 10RAGHUNATH PD. SINGHIndependent · IND2240.2%
  11. 11BHAGWAN DUTTA KUMARIndependent · IND1980.2%
  12. 12BALMUKUMD SINGHIndependent · IND1900.2%
  13. 13BAIDYANATH RAIIndependent · IND1750.2%
  14. 14BISHWANATH CHAUDHARYIndependent · IND1470.2%
  15. 15SITARAM ROUTIndependent · IND1130.1%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
JNPSC
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–BJP swing
+3.0%
INC share
32.1% → 31.0%
BJP share
25.4% → 21.3%
Turnout
— → —
95. Samastipur97. Mohiuddin Nagar
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