SHAHABAD
Constituency no. 36 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Winner, 1971
BALI RAM BHAGAT
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1971
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 3
Margin, 1971
71,443
20.07% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
NCOTAPESHWAR SINGH
- Votes
- 1,21,953
- Vote share
- 34.26%
- Behind by
- 71,443
Electors
6,02,036
Total votes polled
3,55,988
Valid votes
3,55,988
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.1%
Full result, 1971
7 candidates · 3,55,988 valid votes
BALI RAM BHAGATINCwon
1,93,396
54.3%
TAPESHWAR SINGHNCO
1,21,953
34.3%
BACHA PRASAD SINGHSSP
23,473
6.6%
RAMESHWAR MEHATAIND
8,761
2.5%
RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGHIND
4,423
1.2%
KAPILDEO MAHATOIND
2,175
0.6%
JANARDAN SINGHIND
1,807
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | BALI RAM BHAGAT | INC | 1,93,396 | 54.33% | TAPESHWAR SINGH | 71,443 |
| 1967 | B. BHAGAT | INC | 1,29,407 | 43.45% | S. N. SINGH | 7,227 |
| 1962 | BALI RAM BHAGAT | INC | 1,33,373 | 61.28% | DIPNARAIN SINGH | 84,327 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- INC3 wins