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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1962

Kishanganj

Parliamentary constituency 21 (GEN) · Bihar

State boardBihar 1962

[01]Result · 1962

#21 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants5
Electors4,86,140
Votes polled1,80,963
Turnout37.2%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerMohammad TahirIndian National Congress64,52235.7% of votes
MARGIN14,555 votes · 8.0 pp64,522 − 49,967
Runner-upBokai Mandal Swatantra Party49,96727.6% of votes
INC 56.4% of top-two votesSWA 43.6%

All candidates 5

  1. 01 Mohammad TahirINC64,522 35.7%
  2. 02 Bokai MandalSWA49,967 27.6%
  3. 03 Lakhan Lall KapoorPRAGAT44,649 24.7%
  4. 04 Bishwanath MishraBJS13,385 7.4%
  5. 05 Mahboor RahmanIND8,440 4.7%

Turnout 37.2%

025507510037.2%TURNOUT◦ state median 46.3%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 53 seats, 196246.3%
  • ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 1,80,963Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

  1. 2024
    14.7 pp
    Chirag PaswanLok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
  2. 2019
    20.4 pp
    Pashu Pati Kumar ParasLok Janshakti Party
  3. 2014
    24.9 pp
    Ramvilas PaswanLok Janshakti Party
  4. 2009
    6.8 pp
    Ram Sundar DasJanata Dal (United)
  5. 2004
    10.1 pp
    Lalu PrasadRashtriya Janata Dal
  6. 1999
    4.7 pp
    Sharad YadavJanata Dal (United)
  7. 1998
    8.2 pp
    Lalu PrasadRashtriya Janata Dal
  8. 1996
    38.5 pp
    Sharad YadavJanata Dal
  9. 1991
    43.3 pp
    Sharad YadavJanata Dal
  10. 1989
    44.1 pp
    Ramesh Kumar Yadav RaviJanata Dal
  11. 1984
    13.7 pp
    Mahabir Prasad YadavIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    13.1 pp
    Rajendra Pd. YadavIndian National Congress (U)
  13. 1977
    43.6 pp
    Bindhyeshwari Prasad MandalBharatiya Lok Dal
  14. 1971
    38.6 pp
    Jamilur RahmanIndian National Congress
  15. 1967
    17.4 pp
    L. L. KapoorPragati Sheel Party
  16. 1962
    8.0 pp
    Mohammad TahirIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 44.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed PRAGAT polled 44,649 votes, 3.1× the 14,555-vote margin.

    44,649 ÷ 14,555 = 3.1

  2. The top two polled 63.3% of votes; the other 3 candidates 36.7% between them.

    (64,522 + 49,967) ÷ 1,80,963 = 63.3% · 66,474 ÷ 1,80,963 = 36.7%

  3. Turnout of 37.2% was 9.1 pp below the state's median seat (46.3%).

    37.2 − 46.3 = −9.1

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines1,80,963
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled1,80,963
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1962 · Bihar · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates5 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 53 seats on the Bihar Lok Sabha 1962 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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