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84. Katihar

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-KATIHAR

INC 42.1%won by 13.9%BJP 28.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Dal (JD) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 13.9%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 30.3% to 42.1% of the vote here (+11.8%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 6.4% to 63.9%.

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

Electorate
9,95,649
Turnout
63.9%
Valid votes
6,36,290
Margin
88,286
13.88%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
JD
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJP swing
+11.7%
INC share
30.3% 42.1%
BJP share
28.1% 28.2%
Turnout
57.5% 63.9%