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Constituency

192. Barbigha

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-BARBIGHA

INC 52.5%won by 16.6%CPI 35.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 65.3% to 16.6%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 25.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 35.9% — it did not contest here in 1980.

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
81,866
Margin
13,604
16.62%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1MAHAVIR CHAUDHARYIndian National Congress · INC42,99152.5%
  2. 2LOKHNATH AZADCommunist Party of India · CPI29,38735.9%
  3. 3RAMJI PRASADJanata Party · JNP6,8388.4%
  4. 4LALKESAR DASIndependent · IND7981.0%
  5. 5PARMANAND PASWANLKD · LKD6730.8%
  6. 6LAL DHARI MOCHIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP5960.7%
  7. 7PRASAD RAVIDASIndependent · IND3280.4%
  8. 8HARINARAYAN PRASADIndependent · IND1430.2%
  9. 9CHANDESHWAR DASIndependent · IND1120.1%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPI swing
−61.1%
INC share
77.8% → 52.5%
CPI share
0.0% → 35.9%
Turnout
— → —
191. Sheikhpura193. Asthawan
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