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89. Barh

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-BARH

INC 55.9%won by 20.6%SWA 35.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.6% to 20.6%.

  • New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 35.3% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 91.2% of the vote between them, up from 69.4% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.2% to 49.3%.

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

Electorate
3,77,162
Turnout
49.3%
Valid votes
1,85,787
Margin
38,221
20.57%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1TARKESHWARI SINHAIndian National Congress · INC1,03,80255.9%
  2. 2NAND KISHORE PRASAD SINGHSwatantra Party · SWA65,58135.3%
  3. 3VASDEO SINGHSOC · SOC7,1613.9%
  4. 4BODH NARAIN PRASADHMS · HMS4,6352.5%
  5. 5RAMNANDAN SINGHIndependent · IND4,6082.5%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SWA swing
−26.4%
INC share
47.0% → 55.9%
SWA share
0.0% → 35.3%
Turnout
47.1% → 49.3%
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