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92. Shahabad

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-SHAHABAD

INC 54.3%won by 20.1%NCO 34.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.4% to 20.1%.

  • New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 34.3% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 5.3% to 59.1%.

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

Electorate
6,02,036
Turnout
59.1%
Valid votes
3,55,988
Margin
71,443
20.07%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1BALI RAM BHAGATIndian National Congress · INC1,93,39654.3%
  2. 2TAPESHWAR SINGHNCO · NCO1,21,95334.3%
  3. 3BACHA PRASAD SINGHSamyukta Socialist Party · SSP23,4736.6%
  4. 4RAMESHWAR MEHATAIndependent · IND8,7612.5%
  5. 5RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGHIndependent · IND4,4231.2%
  6. 6KAPILDEO MAHATOIndependent · IND2,1750.6%
  7. 7JANARDAN SINGHIndependent · IND1,8070.5%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–NCO swing
−23.4%
INC share
43.4% → 54.3%
NCO share
0.0% → 34.3%
Turnout
53.8% → 59.1%
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