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Constituency

90. Barh

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-BARH

INC 34.0%won by 8.7%PSP 25.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 20.6% to 8.7%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 21.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerPraja Socialist Party (PSP) finished second with 25.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 59.3% between them, down from 91.2% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 4.6% to 53.9%.

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

Electorate
5,83,769
Turnout
53.9%
Valid votes
3,14,436
Margin
27,454
8.73%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCPSP swing
−47.1%
INC share
55.9% 34.0%
PSP share
0.0% 25.3%
Turnout
49.3% 53.9%