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Constituency

150. Litipara

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-LITIPARA

JMM 66.5%won by 36.3%INC 30.2%

What changed here

Derived

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha held the seat; the winning margin widened from 20.0% to 36.3%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 30.2% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Safe seatJharkhand Mukti Morcha won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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
49,008
Margin
17,814
36.35%

Candidates

5 contested · winner JMM
  1. 1SIMON MARANDIJharkhand Mukti Morcha · JMM32,59166.5%
  2. 2KHISTO CHAND MALTOIndian National Congress · INC14,77730.2%
  3. 3SOM MURMUIndependent · IND7071.4%
  4. 4PAGAN KISKUIndependent · IND4771.0%
  5. 5SUKHDEO PAHARIAIndependent · IND4560.9%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
JMM
Winner now
JMM
JMM–INC swing
−19.7%
JMM share
56.1% → 66.5%
INC share
0.0% → 30.2%
Turnout
— → —
149. Barhait151. Pakaur
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