Constituency
71. Samastipur
Community mirrorBihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-SAMASTIPUR
INC 41.2%won by 10.2%SSP 31.0%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 10.8% to 10.2%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerSamyukta Socialist Party (SSP) finished second with 31.0% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 6.6% to 58.4%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,32,604
Turnout
58.4%
Valid votes
3,11,276
Margin
31,672
10.17%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1Y. P. MANDALIndian National Congress · INC1,28,14841.2%
- 2C. L. RAISamyukta Socialist Party · SSP96,47631.0%
- 3B. N. SINGHPraja Socialist Party · PSP56,65318.2%
- 4B. P. SINGHBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS29,9999.6%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–SSP swing
- −31.3%
- INC share
- 41.5% → 41.2%
- SSP share
- 0.0% → 31.0%
- Turnout
- 51.8% → 58.4%