Election
Constituency

94. Sasaram

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-SASARAM

INC 54.3%won by 21.4%SWA 32.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 13.0% to 21.4%.

  • New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 32.9% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 13.1% to 60.6%.

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

Electorate
4,16,753
Turnout
60.6%
Valid votes
2,52,531
Margin
53,995
21.38%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1JAGJIVAN RAMIndian National Congress · INC1,37,06054.3%
  2. 2RAMESHWAR AGNIBHOJSwatantra Party · SWA83,06532.9%
  3. 3RAM PRAKASH LALPraja Socialist Party · PSP15,0746.0%
  4. 4SAHDEO RAMJS · JS11,7384.6%
  5. 5RAM VEYAS PRASADSOC · SOC5,5942.2%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SWA swing
−28.9%
INC share
50.3% → 54.3%
SWA share
0.0% → 32.9%
Turnout
47.5% → 60.6%
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