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216. Arrah

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1995

BR-ARRAH

JD 29.8%won by 4.2%CPIMLL 25.5%

What changed here

Derived

Janata Dal held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 8.6% to 4.2%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCpi(M (L)L) (CPIMLL) finished second with 25.5% — it did not contest here in 1990.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 55.3% between them, down from 66.0% — the field split more ways.

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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Valid votes
1,09,142
Margin
4,637
4.25%

Candidates

40 contested · winner JD
  1. 1ABDUL MALIKJanata Dal · JD32,48629.8%
  2. 2SUDAMA PRASADCpi(M (L)L) · CPIMLL27,84925.5%
  3. 3TRIGUNA SINGHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP21,23419.5%
  4. 4SURENDRA SINGHBhartiya Panchsheel Party · BPP6,1065.6%
  5. 5RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGHSJPR · SJPR5,7555.3%
  6. 6LETAFAT HUSSAINIndian National Congress · INC4,1603.8%
  7. 7BIDYA NAND SAHAYSamajwadi Party · SP1,7731.6%
  8. 8HARIDWAR SINGHBahujan Samaj Party · BSP1,6731.5%
  9. 9RADHA CHARAN SAHIndependent · IND1,6061.5%
  10. 10NATHU RAMIndependent · IND1,1311.0%
  11. 11ANUP RAJ YADAWIndependent · IND1,0681.0%
  12. 12SHAMBHU SARAN SINGHIndependent · IND7850.7%
  13. 13HARMENDRA SINGHIndependent · IND3910.4%
  14. 14BIJAY KU. CHAUBEYIndependent · IND2870.3%
  15. 15BIJAY KUMAR SINGHIndependent · IND2490.2%
  16. 16RAJA NAND SINGHIndependent · IND2280.2%
  17. 17NISHA RANIIndependent · IND2020.2%
  18. 18VINAY KUMAR CHAUDHARYKisan Samaj Party (S) · KSP2010.2%
  19. 19LAL BABU SHRIVASTAVAIndependent · IND1800.2%
  20. 20ASHOK KUMAR SINGHIndependent · IND1650.2%
  21. 21SURENDRA SINGHIndependent · IND1470.1%
  22. 22RAM ANUGRAH SINGHIndependent · IND1300.1%
  23. 23PHULESHWAR SINGHIndependent · IND1190.1%
  24. 24MD. SHABIR AHMADIndependent · IND1110.1%
  25. 25BHANU RAIIndependent · IND1030.1%
  26. 26SHAHAV TANVIRIndependent · IND830.1%
  27. 27ABDUL AHADIndependent · IND830.1%
  28. 28RAM DEO RAMSanyukt Samajwadi Dal · SSD810.1%
  29. 29NAND KUMAR RAIIndependent · IND790.1%
  30. 30PRABHAT KUMAR SINGHIndependent · IND790.1%
  31. 31MAKSUD ALAMIndependent · IND750.1%
  32. 32JAYA AZADIndependent · IND730.1%
  33. 33YOGENDRA PRASADIndependent · IND700.1%
  34. 34RAM PRAVESH SINGHIndependent · IND680.1%
  35. 35DWARIKA TIWARIHMS · HMS610.1%
  36. 36SHATROGHAN PRASADIndependent · IND610.1%
  37. 37MUKESH SINGHIndependent · IND600.1%
  38. 38SHYAM NANDAN SINGHIndependent · IND570.1%
  39. 39ASHUTOSH TIWARIIndependent · IND420.0%
  40. 40AKHILESH SINGHIndependent · IND310.0%

Since 1990

Derived
Winner then
JD
Winner now
JD
JD–CPIMLL swing
−33.0%
JD share
37.3% → 29.8%
CPIMLL share
0.0% → 25.5%
Turnout
— → —
215. Barhara217. Shahpur
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