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162. Poraiyahat

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-PORAIYAHAT

JMM 43.4%won by 3.8%INC 39.6%

What changed here

Derived

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 30.1% to 3.8%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 39.6% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 83.0% of the vote between them, up from 53.3% — a tighter two-way 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
71,566
Margin
2,686
3.75%

Candidates

12 contested · winner JMM
  1. 1SURAJ MANDALJharkhand Mukti Morcha · JMM31,05543.4%
  2. 2SANATH ROUTIndian National Congress · INC28,36939.6%
  3. 3BANSIDHAR OJHABharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,6895.2%
  4. 4MANBHARAN ROYJanata Party · JNP2,1883.1%
  5. 5MAHENDRA SINGHIndependent · IND1,9262.7%
  6. 6SHYAM BEHARI MANDALLKD · LKD1,5342.1%
  7. 7MANI KANT PANDITIndependent · IND9801.4%
  8. 8HITLAL KISKUIndependent · IND5050.7%
  9. 9SUBODH PD. JHAIndependent · IND3670.5%
  10. 10EDWAR MARANDIIndependent · IND3570.5%
  11. 11RAM SUCHIT SINGH YADAVIndependent · IND3210.4%
  12. 12LAKHI HASDAIndependent · IND2750.4%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
JMM
Winner now
JMM
JMM–INC swing
−38.0%
JMM share
41.7% → 43.4%
INC share
0.0% → 39.6%
Turnout
— → —
161. Jama163. Godda
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