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68. Kishanganj

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-KISHANGANJ

INC 32.5%won by 4.7%IND 27.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.8% to 4.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from LKD (LKD) to Independent (IND).
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 3.0% to 57.4%.

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

Electorate
9,56,458
Turnout
57.4%
Valid votes
5,48,826
Margin
25,991
4.74%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1M.J.AKBARIndian National Congress · INC1,78,55632.5%
  2. 2ASRARUL HAQUEIndependent · IND1,52,56527.8%
  3. 3MUSTAQUE MUNNAJanata Dal · JD1,39,99225.5%
  4. 4LAKHANLAL KAPURJNPJP · JNPJP55,68210.1%
  5. 5BALAK DASSIndependent · IND13,7582.5%
  6. 6JAMIL AKHITARIndependent · IND3,1690.6%
  7. 7MOHAN YADAVDDP · DDP2,4970.5%
  8. 8NASIMUDINIndependent · IND1,8020.3%
  9. 9M.A.HANANIndependent · IND8050.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–IND swing
−37.2%
INC share
44.2% → 32.5%
IND share
2.3% → 27.8%
Turnout
54.4% → 57.4%
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