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AZAMNAGAR

Assembly seat no. 135 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1972NCO1969INC1967INC1962PSP
Winner, 1969
ABU ZAFAR
INC
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1969
8,152
21.58% of valid votes

Result, 1969

Winner
INCABU ZAFAR
Votes
16,148
Vote share
42.74%
Margin
8,152
Runner-up
BKDMOHAMMAD AIYUB
Votes
7,996
Vote share
21.16%
Behind by
8,152
Electors
89,094
Total votes polled
37,783
Valid votes
37,783
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
42.4%

Full result, 1969

4 candidates · 37,783 valid votes

1969 election →
ABU ZAFARINCwon
16,148
42.7%
MOHAMMAD AIYUBBKD
7,996
21.2%
KEDAR NATH POHITPSP
7,732
20.5%
LALIT CHANDRA SINGHBJS
5,907
15.6%

Past results

Most recent 4 of 4 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972MOHMAD AYUBNCO18,78740.49%KEDAR NATH PALIT10,771
1969ABU ZAFARINC16,14842.74%MOHAMMAD AIYUB8,152
1967A. ZAFARINC12,72737.68%K.N. PALIT3,039
1962NANDLAL MARANDIPSP8,79446.02%BABULAL MANJHI563

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%12%25%37%49%1962196719691972Turnout

Winning margin

0%7%13%20%26%1962196719691972Margin

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