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Constituency

48. Forbesganj

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Bihar · Bihar Assembly Election, 2010

BR-FORBESGANJ

BJP 48.9%won by 18.6%LJP 30.3%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lost it to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which now leads by 18.6%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2000 and 2010 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • BJP vote shareBJP went from 13.9% to 48.9% of the vote here (+35.1%).
  • New challengerLoktantrik Janshakti Party (LJP) finished second with 30.3% — it did not contest here in 2000.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 79.3% of the vote between them, up from 45.1% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
2,41,677
Turnout
59.6%
Valid votes
1,43,965
Margin
26,827
18.63%

Since 2000

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2000 and 2010. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
BSP
Winner now
BJPflipped
BJPLJP swing
+4.7%
BJP share
13.9% 48.9%
LJP share
0.0% 30.3%
Turnout
59.6%