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79. Saharsa

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-SAHARSA

JD 57.1%won by 21.8%INC 35.3%

What changed here

Derived

Janata Dal held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.0% to 21.8%.

  • TurnoutTurnout fell 9.9% to 61.9%.

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

Electorate
11,31,004
Turnout
61.9%
Valid votes
6,99,997
Margin
1,52,445
21.78%

Candidates

18 contested · winner JD
  1. 1DINESH CHANDERA YADAVJanata Dal · JD3,99,80457.1%
  2. 2SURYA NARIAN YADAVIndian National Congress · INC2,47,35935.3%
  3. 3NOOR AHMEDIndependent · IND28,5074.1%
  4. 4MOHAMMED FIROZIndependent · IND3,5330.5%
  5. 5DUKHA SADAIndependent · IND3,5060.5%
  6. 6CHIRANJIV JHAAIICT · AIICT2,8880.4%
  7. 7SUKHDEO SHARMAIndependent · IND2,2940.3%
  8. 8MUSAHAHARU YADAVIndependent · IND2,2340.3%
  9. 9RAM DEB MAHTOIndependent · IND1,9680.3%
  10. 10NIRMAL MISHRAIndependent · IND1,6300.2%
  11. 11BHUPINDER PRASAD YADAVIndependent · IND1,3180.2%
  12. 12CHANDER NARIAN SINGHIndependent · IND9020.1%
  13. 13RAM PRASAD BHAGATIndependent · IND8290.1%
  14. 14GANESH KUMARIndependent · IND8240.1%
  15. 15LAL BAHADUR CHOWDHARYIndependent · IND6570.1%
  16. 16RAS BEHARI MANDALIndependent · IND6540.1%
  17. 17MITHLESH KUMARIndependent · IND5520.1%
  18. 18SURESH PRASAD MEHTAIndependent · IND5380.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
JD
Winner now
JD
JD–INC swing
−4.2%
JD share
57.8% → 57.1%
INC share
31.8% → 35.3%
Turnout
71.8% → 61.9%
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