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74. Saharsa

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-SAHARSA

INC 48.7%won by 23.8%SSP 24.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 23.8%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 38.4% to 48.7% of the vote here (+10.3%).
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 4.9% to 53.2%.

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

Electorate
6,02,165
Turnout
53.2%
Valid votes
3,20,563
Margin
76,338
23.81%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1CHIRANJIB JHAIndian National Congress · INC1,56,16648.7%
  2. 2GUNANAND THAKURSamyukta Socialist Party · SSP79,82824.9%
  3. 3MAHABIR PD. YADAVNCO · NCO56,06017.5%
  4. 4KAPILESHWAR PD. YADAVIndependent · IND17,5395.5%
  5. 5ALI HUSSAINIndependent · IND9,0672.8%
  6. 6JIYALAL MANDALIndependent · IND1,9030.6%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
SSP
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–SSP swing
+25.3%
INC share
38.4% → 48.7%
SSP share
39.9% → 24.9%
Turnout
58.1% → 53.2%
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