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197. Islampur

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-ISLAMPUR

INC 47.8%won by 0.4%CPI 47.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 1.5% to 0.4%.

  • Knife-edgeDecided by 429 votes (0.37%) — among the closest results anywhere.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
1,14,766
Margin
429
0.37%

Candidates

10 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RAM SWAROOP PRASADIndian National Congress · INC54,85847.8%
  2. 2KRISHAN BALLABH PD. SINGHCommunist Party of India · CPI54,42947.4%
  3. 3RAJENDRA PRASADIndependent · IND3,3082.9%
  4. 4SITA RAM PRASADBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,3141.1%
  5. 5DEVENDRA PRASADIndependent · IND2240.2%
  6. 6RANJIT KUMARIndependent · IND1730.2%
  7. 7PANKAJ KUMARIndependent · IND1590.1%
  8. 8SHIYA SHARAN THAKURIndependent · IND1440.1%
  9. 9KUMAR ASHOK SINHAIndependent · IND890.1%
  10. 10ASHOK CHOUDHARYIndependent · IND680.1%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPI swing
−1.1%
INC share
49.7% → 47.8%
CPI share
48.2% → 47.4%
Turnout
— → —
196. Nalanda198. Hilsa
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