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251. Imamganj

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1985

BR-IMAMGANJ

INC 53.2%won by 13.1%LKD 40.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 44.3% to 13.1%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 15.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerLKD (LKD) finished second with 40.0% — 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
70,219
Margin
9,233
13.15%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SRI CHAND SINGHIndian National Congress · INC37,32353.2%
  2. 2JAGDISH SINGHLKD · LKD28,09040.0%
  3. 3ESHWAR DASJanata Party · JNP2,4033.4%
  4. 4RAVINDER NATH RAVIIndependent · IND1,5102.2%
  5. 5RAJENDRA RAMIndependent · IND3330.5%
  6. 6DHARMANDRA DASIndependent · IND3320.5%
  7. 7JAGDISH SINGHFBL · FBL2280.3%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–LKD swing
−55.8%
INC share
69.0% → 53.2%
LKD share
0.0% → 40.0%
Turnout
— → —
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