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108. Lohardaga

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-LOHARDAGA

INC 39.8%won by 21.4%BJS 18.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Swatantra Party (SWA) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 21.4%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 31.7% to 39.8% of the vote here (+8.1%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 18.4% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 58.2% between them, down from 75.9% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.1% to 33.7%.

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

Electorate
4,63,997
Turnout
33.7%
Valid votes
1,56,439
Margin
33,486
21.41%

Since 1962

Derived

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

Winner then
SWA
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJS swing
−10.3%
INC share
31.7% 39.8%
BJS share
0.0% 18.4%
Turnout
35.8% 33.7%