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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Murliganj

Assembly constituency 116 (GEN) · Bihar

State boardBihar 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#116 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants9
Electors1,15,101
Votes polled63,400
Turnout55.1%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerRaj Nandau PrasadBharatiya Jana Sangh19,90331.4% of votes
MARGIN5,396 votes · 8.5 pp19,903 − 14,507
Runner-upShashi Nath Jha Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party14,50722.9% of votes
BJS 57.8% of top-two votesSSPP 42.2%

All candidates 9

  1. 01 Raj Nandau PrasadBJS19,903 31.4%
  2. 02 Shashi Nath JhaSSPP14,507 22.9%
  3. 03 Kamleshwari Pd. YadavINC10,502 16.6%
  4. 04 Sukhdeo Pd. SinghINCO9,885 15.6%
  5. 05 Sookhdeo DasIND1,942 3.1%
  6. 06 Kulanand SahaIND1,894 3.0%
  7. 07 Ramnaresh Kumar YadavCPI(M)1,701 2.7%
  8. 08 Kedar Nath YadavIND1,611 2.5%
  9. 09 Mahavir Pd. MandalIND1,455 2.3%

Turnout 55.1%

025507510055.1%TURNOUT◦ state median 51.9%

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 318 seats, 197251.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 9 candidates = 63,400Verified

Seat history 2025–1962

  1. 2025
    0.7 pp
    Janak SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2020
    6.9 pp
    Janak SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2015
    14.2 pp
    Mudrika Prasad RoyRashtriya Janata Dal
  4. 2010
    7.0 pp
    Janak SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2005
    1.1 pp
    Rameshwar Prasad YadavJanata Dal (United)
  6. 2000
    18.1 pp
    Vijay Kumar SinghRashtriya Janata Dal
  7. 1995
    10.0 pp
    Bam Bhola YadavJanata Dal
  8. 1990
    17.2 pp
    Rajesh RanjanIndependent
  9. 1985
    1.0 pp
    Ramendra Kumar Yadav RaviLok Dal
  10. 1981
    15.6 pp
    R.K.YadavIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    10.9 pp
    Jai Kumar SinghJanata Party (SECULAR) - CH. CHARAN SINGH
  12. 1977
    0.8 pp
    Dinbandhu Pd. YadavJanata Party
  13. 1972
    8.5 pp
    Raj Nandau PrasadBharatiya Jana Sangh
  14. 1969
    3.2 pp
    Kamleshwari Pd , YadavIndian National Congress
  15. 1967
    1.6 pp
    S.N. JhaPragati Sheel Party
  16. 1962
    14.9 pp
    Suresh Chandra YadavSwatantra Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 18.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed INC polled 10,502 votes, 1.9× the 5,396-vote margin.

    10,502 ÷ 5,396 = 1.9

  2. The top two polled 54.3% of votes; the other 7 candidates 45.7% between them.

    (19,903 + 14,507) ÷ 63,400 = 54.3% · 28,990 ÷ 63,400 = 45.7%

  3. Turnout of 55.1% was 3.2 pp above the state's median seat (51.9%).

    55.1 − 51.9 = +3.2

  4. The margin widened from 3.2 pp in 1969 to 8.5 pp.

    8.5 − 3.2 = +5.3 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: INC in 1969, BJS in 1972.

    1969 INC · 1972 BJS

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 9 candidate lines63,400
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled63,400
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

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

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1972 · Bihar · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates9 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 318 seats on the Bihar Vidhan Sabha 1972 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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