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108. Lohardaga

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-LOHARDAGA

INC 53.8%won by 34.9%BJS 18.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 21.4% to 34.9%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 72.6% of the vote between them, up from 58.2% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 4.1% to 37.8%.

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

Electorate
5,03,999
Turnout
37.8%
Valid votes
1,90,411
Margin
66,486
34.92%

Candidates

8 contested · winner INC
  1. 1KARTIK ORAONIndian National Congress · INC1,02,37653.8%
  2. 2ROPNA ORAONBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS35,89018.8%
  3. 3EDMAND TOPPOIndependent · IND28,14914.8%
  4. 4DAVID MUNZNIIndependent · IND7,3013.8%
  5. 5LALU ORAONJan Kalyan Party · JKP6,8433.6%
  6. 6HEMON HEBRON RICHARDIndependent · IND4,9832.6%
  7. 7CHRISTOPHER ORAONIndependent · IND2,9101.5%
  8. 8FABIYANUS KHALKHOPHJ · PHJ1,9591.0%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJS swing
+13.5%
INC share
39.8% → 53.8%
BJS share
18.4% → 18.8%
Turnout
33.7% → 37.8%
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