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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1971

Motihari

Parliamentary constituency 2 (GEN) · Bihar

State boardBihar 1971

[01]Result · 1971

#2 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants5
Electors5,40,484
Votes polled2,28,806
Turnout42.3%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerBibhuti MishraIndian National Congress1,55,86368.1% of votes
MARGIN1,29,906 votes · 56.8 pp1,55,863 − 25,957
Runner-upHarishanker Sharma Bharatiya Jana Sangh25,95711.3% of votes
INC 85.7% of top-two votesBJS 14.3%

All candidates 5

  1. 01 Bibhuti MishraINC1,55,863 68.1%
  2. 02 Harishanker SharmaBJS25,957 11.3%
  3. 03 Bipin Bihari VermaINCO24,661 10.8%
  4. 04 Basawan SinghPRAGAT21,413 9.4%
  5. 05 Jamaluddin KhanIND912 0.4%

Turnout 42.3%

025507510042.3%TURNOUT◦ state median 49.2%

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, 197149.2%
  • ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 2,28,806Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

  1. 2024
    12.6 pp
    Dr.Sanjay JaiswalBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2019
    29.0 pp
    Dr. Sanjay JaiswalBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2014
    12.9 pp
    Dr. Sanjay JaiswalBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2009
    9.2 pp
    Dr. Sanjay JaiswalBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2004
    4.3 pp
    Raghunath JhaRashtriya Janata Dal
  6. 1999
    5.8 pp
    Dr Madan Prasad JaiswalBharatiya Janata Party
  7. 1998
    6.1 pp
    Dr.Madan Prasad JaiswalBharatiya Janata Party
  8. 1996
    8.2 pp
    Madan Prasad JaiswalBharatiya Janata Party
  9. 1991
    18.9 pp
    FaiyazulazamJanata Dal
  10. 1989
    9.5 pp
    Dharmesh Prassad VermaJanata Dal
  11. 1984
    33.7 pp
    Manoj Kumar PandeIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    33.2 pp
    Kedar PandeyIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    30.3 pp
    Fazlur RahmanBharatiya Lok Dal
  14. 1971
    56.8 pp
    Bibhuti MishraIndian National Congress
  15. 1967
    15.8 pp
    B. MisraIndian National Congress
  16. 1962
    33.5 pp
    Bibhuti MishraIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 56.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 79.5% of votes; the other 3 candidates 20.5% between them.

    (1,55,863 + 25,957) ÷ 2,28,806 = 79.5% · 46,986 ÷ 2,28,806 = 20.5%

  2. Turnout of 42.3% was 6.9 pp below the state's median seat (49.2%).

    42.3 − 49.2 = −6.9

  3. The margin widened from 15.8 pp in 1967 to 56.8 pp.

    56.8 − 15.8 = +41.0 pp

  4. INC held the seat it won in 1967.

    1967 INC · 1971 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines2,28,806
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled2,28,806
  • 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 1971 · 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 1971 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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