Constituency
62. Maharajganj
Community mirrorBihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962
IN-MAHARAJGANJ
INC 44.8%won by 8.2%PSP 36.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.2% to 8.2%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 2.8% to 41.0%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
4,01,654
Turnout
41.0%
Valid votes
1,64,537
Margin
13,527
8.22%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1KRISHNAKANTA SINGHIndian National Congress · INC73,67044.8%
- 2YAMUNA PRASAD SINGHPraja Socialist Party · PSP60,14336.6%
- 3YADUNANDAN PANDEYSwatantra Party · SWA30,72418.7%
Since 1957
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–PSP swing
- −6.0%
- INC share
- 48.6% → 44.8%
- PSP share
- 34.4% → 36.6%
- Turnout
- 38.2% → 41.0%