Constituency
102. Dhanbad
Community mirrorBihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-DHANBAD
JKD 36.6%won by 10.9%INC 25.7%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to JKD (JKD), which now leads by 10.9%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- JKD vote shareJKD went from 0.0% to 36.6% of the vote here (+36.6%).
- TurnoutTurnout fell 5.3% to 38.7%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
4,80,690
Turnout
38.7%
Valid votes
1,86,070
Margin
20,267
10.89%
Candidates
6 contested · winner JKD- 1L. R. LAKSHMIJKD · JKD68,03436.6%
- 2A. P. SHARMAIndian National Congress · INC47,76725.7%
- 3I. H. KHANSamyukta Socialist Party · SSP22,26912.0%
- 4B. B. MAHTOCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM18,76710.1%
- 5M. P. SINGHBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS17,3469.3%
- 6M. DESAIIndependent · IND11,8876.4%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- JKDflipped
- JKD–INC swing
- +48.7%
- JKD share
- 0.0% → 36.6%
- INC share
- 37.8% → 25.7%
- Turnout
- 44.0% → 38.7%