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178. Jhajha

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-JHAJHA

INC 62.7%won by 29.0%JNP 33.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 14.6% to 29.0%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from JNPSC (JNPSC) to Janata Party (JNP).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.4% of the vote between them, up from 62.7% — 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
68,484
Margin
19,892
29.05%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SHEONANDAN PD. YADAVIndian National Congress · INC42,94362.7%
  2. 2SHEONANDAN JHAJanata Party · JNP23,05133.7%
  3. 3MD. SALIM ANSARIIndependent · IND1,0001.5%
  4. 4BAM SINGHIndependent · IND8381.2%
  5. 5SAHDEO YADAVIndependent · IND3390.5%
  6. 6SUKHDEO YADAVIndependent · IND1930.3%
  7. 7KISHORI RAWATIndependent · IND1200.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JNP swing
+12.9%
INC share
38.6% → 62.7%
JNP share
22.5% → 33.7%
Turnout
— → —
177. Chakai179. Tarapur
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