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Bihar · PC 30 · 1952 by-election2 seats · 1 SC
Bhagalpur and Purnea
Winner — 1952 by-election
J.B.KRIPALANI
Also elected — same seat
K. MUSAHAR
Praja Socialist Party· 92,616 votes
PSP 41.4%PSP 33.5%1 other 25.1%
Votes
1,14,539
41.4% share
Winning margin
45,288
16.4% of votes
Total votes cast
2,76,406
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.B.KRIPALANIElected | 1,14,53941.4% | |
| 2 | K. MUSAHARElected | 92,61633.5% | |
| 3 | M. DAS | 69,25125.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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16.4%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
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Two or three
Effective number of parties: 2.88 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
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…How did the vote split?
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41.4%won by PSP
PSP 41.4%PSP 33.5%INC 25.1%
This seat number was reused from 2009. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2009, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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