Election
Constituency

117. Saharsa

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-SAHARSA

INC 42.7%won by 9.5%LKD 33.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 56.3% to 9.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 24.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerLKD (LKD) finished second with 33.2% — it did not contest here in 1980.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
86,577
Margin
8,182
9.45%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCLKD swing
−57.3%
INC share
66.8% 42.7%
LKD share
0.0% 33.2%
Turnout