Who won Kanti in the 1957 Assembly election?

JAMUNA PD. TRIPATHI of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kanti in the 1957 Assembly election with 11,948 votes (50.9% vote share), a margin of 445 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

51. Kanti

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1957

BR-KANTI

INC 50.9%won by 1.9%IND 49.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.9% to 1.9%.

Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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

Electorate

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Turnout

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Valid votes

23,451

Margin

445

1.90%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC

1JAMUNA PD. TRIPATHI Indian National Congress · INC11,94850.9%
2YOGENDRA PD. SHARMA Independent · IND11,50349.1%

Since 1951

Derived

Winner then: INC
Winner now: INC
INC–IND swing: −14.0%
INC share: 56.1% → 50.9%
IND share: 40.2% → 49.1%
Turnout: — → —

50. Baruraj 52. Sakra

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