STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1972 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI Election Commission of India – General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar STATISTICAL REPORT CONTENTS SUBJECT Page no. 1. List of Participating Political Parties and Abbreviations 1 2. Other Abbreviations in the Report 2 3. Highlights 3 4. List of Successful Candidates 4 - 11 5. Performance of Political Parties 12 - 13 6. Electors Data Summary – Summary on Electors, voters Votes Polled and Polling Stations 14 7. Constituency Data Summary 15 - 332 8. Detailed Result 333 - 389 Election Commission of India-State Elections,1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar LIST OF PARTICIPATING POLITICAL PARTIES PARTYTYPE ABBREVIATION PARTY NATIONAL PARTIES 1 . BJS BHARATIYA JANA SANGH 2 . CPI COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA 3 . CPM COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) 4 . INC INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 5 . NCO INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (ORGANISATION) 6 . SOP SAMYUKTA SOCIALIST PARTY/SOCIALIST PARTY 7 . SWA SWATANTRA PARTY STATE PARTIES 8 . BKD BHARATIYA KRANTI DAL 9 . FBL ALL INDIA FORWARD BLOCK 10 . MUL INDIAN UNION MUSLIM LEAGUE 11 . RPI REPUBLICAN PARTY OF INDIA 12 . RSP REVOLUTIONERY SOCIALIST PARTY REGISTERED(Unrecognised ) PARTIES 13 . BCP BACKWARD CLASSES PARTY OF INDIA 14 . BRP CHOTA NAGPUR BHUMI RAKSHAK PARTY 15 . HJS PROGRESSIVE HULL JHARKHAND PARTY (SHIBU GROUP) 16 . HSD HINDUSTANI SHOSHIT DAL 17 . ILP ALL INDIA LABOUR PARTY 18 . JKD JHARKHAND 19 . JKP ALL INDIA JHARKHAND PARTY 20 . PHJ BIHAR PRANT HUL JHARKHAND 21 . RSM REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST LENINI) 22 . SUC SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA INDEPENDENTS 23 . IND INDEPENDENTS rptListOfParticipatingPoliticalParties - Page 1 of 1 1 Election Commission of India - State Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar OTHER ABBREVIATIONS AND DESCRIPTION ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION FD Forfeited Deposits Gen General Constituency SC Reserved for Scheduled Castes ST Reserved for Scheduled Tribes M Men W Women T Total N National Party S State Party U Registered (Unrecognised) Party Z Independent rptOtherAbbreviations - Page 1 of 1 2 Election Commission of India - State Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar HIGHLIGHTS 1. NO. OF CONSTITUENCIES TYPE OF CONSTITUENCY GEN SC ST TOTAL NO. OF CONSTITUENCIES 244 45 29 318 2. NO. OF CONTESTANTS NO. OF CONTESTANTS 1 2 3 4 5 6-10 11-15 Above15 IN A CONSTITUENCY NO. OF SUCH 0 4 13 56 67 161 17 0 CONSTITUENCIES TOTAL CONTESTANTS IN FRAY : 2133 AVERAGE CONTESTANTS PER CONSTITUENCY : 7 MINIMUM CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY : 2 MAXIMUM CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY : 13 3. ELECTORS MEN WOMEN TOTAL i. NO. OF ELECTORS 17521111 15643175 33164286 ii. NO. OF ELECTORS WHO VOTED 11048160 6460533 17508693 iii. POLLING PERCENTAGE 63.06% 41.30% 52.79% 4. NO. OF VALID VOTES : 17175133 5. NO. OF VOTES REJECTED : 333560 ( 1.91% of Total Votes Polled) 6. NO. OF POLLING STATIONS : 47700 7. AVERAGE NO. OF ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 695 8. PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN CANDIDATES VIS-A-VIS MEN CANDIDATES MEN WOMEN TOTAL i. NO. OF CONTESTANTS 2088 45 2133 ii. ELECTED 318 0 318 iii. FORFEITED DEPOSITS 1218 28 1246 rptHighlights - Page 1 of 1 3 Election Commission of India - State Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES CONSTITUENCY WINNER SEX PARTY 1. DHANAHA HARDEO PRASAD M INC 2. BAGAHA (SC) NARSINGH BAITHA M INC 3. RAM NAGAR NARAYAN VIKRAM SHAH M NCO 4. SHIKARPUR (SC) SITARAM PRASAD M INC 5. SIKTA FAIYAJULAZAM M NCO 6. LAURIA FULENA RAO M INC 7. CHANAPATIA UMESH PRASAD VERMA M INC 8. BETTIAH KIRSHNA MOHAN PANDEY M INC 9. NAUTAN KEDAR PANDEY M INC 10. RAXAUL SAGHIR AHMAD M INC 11. SUGAULI AZIZUL HAQUE M SOP 12. MOTIHARI PRABHAWATI GUPTA M INC 13. ADAPUR RAMPRIT RAI M INC 14. GHORASAHAN RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH M INC 15. DHAKA HAFIZ IDRIS ANSARI M INC 16. PATAHI THAKUR RAMA PATI SINGH M SOP 17. MADHUBAN RAJPATI DEVI M CPI 18. KESARIA PITAMBAR SINGH M CPI 19. PIPRA (SC) TULSI RAM M CPI 20. HARSIDHI MAHEDAYETULLA KHAN M NCO 21. GOBINDGANJ RAMASHANKAR PANDEY M INC 22. GOPAL GANJ RAM DULARI SINH M INC 23. KUCHAIKOT NAGINA RAI M INC 24. KATEA (SC) ALGU RAM M NCO 25. BHORE RAJ MANGAL MISHRA M INC 26. MIRGANJ ANANT PD. SINGH M INC 27. SIWAN JANARDAN TIWARY M BJS 28. ZIRADEI SANKARNATH VIDYARTHI M IND 29. MAIRWA (SC) RAM NARAIN M INC 30. DARAULI KRISHNA PRATAP SINGH M BJS 31. RAGHUNATHPUR SHREENIVAS N. SINGH M NCO 32. MAHARAJGANJ ANUSUYA DEVI M INC 33. BARHARIA ABDUL JALIL M CPI 34. GOREAKOTHI MAHAMAYA PRASAD M INC 35. BAIKUNTHPUR SABHAPATI SINGH M SOP 36. BARAULI BRAJAKISHORE NARAIN SINGH M NCO 37. MANJHI RAM BAHADUR SINGH M SOP 38. BANIAPUR UMA PANDEY M INC 39. MASRAKH RAM DEO SINGH M INC 40. TARAIYA PRABHU NATH SINGH M INC rptListSuccessfulCandidates - Page 1 of 8 4 CONSTITUENCY WINNER SEX PARTY 41. MARHAURA BHISHM PRASAD YADAV M INC 42. JALALPUR KUMAR KALIKA SINGH M INC 43. CHAPRA JANAK YADAV M INC 44. GARKHA (SC) RAGHUNANDAN MAJHI M INC 45. PARSA DAROGA PRASAD ROY M INC 46. SONEPUR RAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV M INC 47. HAJIPUR MOTILAL SINHA KANAN M SOP 48. RAGHOPUR BABU LAL SHASTRI M SOP 49. MAHNAR MUNISHWAR PRASAD SINGH M SOP 50. JANDAHA BHAGDEO SINGH M IND 51. PATEPUR (SC) RIGHAN RAM M CPI 52. GORAUL SAMAYELENABI M INC 53. VAISHALI LALITESHWAR PD. SAHI M INC 54. LALGANJ DIPNARAIN SINGH M INC 55. PARU BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH M INC 56. SAHEBGANJ SHEO SHARAN SINGH M INC 57. BARURAJ JAMUNA SINGH M SOP 58. KANTI SHAMBHU SHARAN THAKUR M INC 59. KURHANI SADHU SARAN SAHI M SOP 60. SAKRA (SC) HIRALALL PASWAN M SOP 61. MUZAFFARPUR RAMDEVA SHARMA M CPI 62. BOCHAHA (SC) RAMAI RAM M HSD 63. GAIGHATTI NITESHWAR PRASAD SINHA M INC 64. AURAI RAM BABU SINGH M INC 65. MINAPUR MAHANTH RAMKISHORE DAS M NCO 66. RUNISAIDPUR TRIBENI PRASAD SINGH M NCO 67. SITAMARHI RAM SWARUP SINGH M CPI 68. BATHNAHA PATURI SINGH M NCO 69. BELSAND RAM SURAT SINGH M INC 70. SHEOHAR RAGHUNATH JHA M INC 71. MAJORGANJ (SC) SURENDRA RAM M INC 72. SONBARSA SITA RAM MAHTO M SOP 73. SURSAND RAM CHARITRA RAI YADAV M INC 74. PUPRI RAM BRIKSH CHOUDHERY M INC 75. BENIPATTI TEJ NARAYAN JHA M CPI 76. BISFI AZIZ NURUDDIN M NCO 77. HARLAKMI SHAKUR AHMAD M INC 78. KHAJAULI MAHENDRA NARAYAN JHA M INC 79. JAI NAGAR (SC) RAMPHAL PASWAN M INC 80. MADHUBANI SURYA NARAYAN SINGH M SOP 81. JHANJHARPUR JAGANNATH MISHRA M INC 82. RAJNAGAR (SC) BILAT PASWAN M INC 83. PHULPARAS UTTAM LAL YADAV M SOP rptListSuccessfulCandidates - Page 2 of 8 5 CONSTITUENCY WINNER SEX PARTY 84. LAUKAHA DHANIKLAL MANDAL M SOP 85. MADHEPUR RADHA NANDAN JHA M INC 86. BIRAUL ANIRUDH JHA M BJS 87. BAHERI TEJ NARAYAN YADAV M SWA 88. MANIGACHHI NAGENDRA JHA M INC 89. BENIPUR HARI NATH MISHRA M INC 90. DARBHANGA SURENDRA JHA SUMAN M BJS 91. KEOTIRANWAY HUKMDEV NARAYAN YADAV M SOP 92. JALE KHADIM HUSSAIN M CPI 93. HAYAGAHT (SC) BALESHVAR RAM M INC 94. KALYANPUR RAM NARESH TRIVEDI M INC 95. WARISNAGAR (SC) CHULHAI RAM M INC 96. SAMASTIPUR SAHDEO MAHATO M NCO 97. TAJPUR KARPOORI THAKUR M SOP 98. MOHIUDDINNAGAR KAPILDOO NARAIN SINGH M INC 99. DALSINGHSARAI JAGDISH PD. CHOUDHARY M INC 100. SARAIRANJAN CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD M BJS 101. BIBHUTPUR BANDHU MAHATO M INC 102. ROSERA RAMASHREY RAI M BJS 103. HASSANPUR GAJENDRA PD. HIMANSHU M SOP 104. SINGHIA (SC) RAMJATAN PASWAN M CPI 105. RAGHOPUR AMRENISA MISHRA M INC 106. KISHANPUR VINAYAK PD. YADAV M SOP 107. SUPAUL UMA SHANKAR SINGH M INC 108. TRIBENIGANJ ANUP LAL YADAB M SOP 109. CHHATARUR (SC) KUMBH N. SARDAR M INC 110. KUMARKHAND JAI KUMAR SINGH M SOP 111. SIMRI BAKHTIARPOR CHAUDHARY MD. SALAHUDDIN M INC 112. MAHISHI LAHTAN CHADHARY M INC 113. SAHARSA RAMESH JHA M INC 114. SONABARSA (SC) JAGESHWAR HAZRA M SOP 115. MADMIPURA BINDESHWARI PD. MANDAL M SOP 116. MURLIGANJ RAJ NANDAU PRASAD M BJS 117. ALAMNAGAR VIDYAKAR KAVI M INC 118. RUPAULI ANANDI PRASAD SINGH M INC 119. DHAMDAHA JAI NARAYAN MEHTA M INC 120. BANMANKHI (SC) RASIK LAL RISHIDEO M INC 121. KASBA RAM NARAIAN MANDAL M INC 122. RANIGANJ (SC) BUNDEL PASWAN M IND 123. NARPATGANJ SATYA NARAYAN YADAV M INC 124. FORBESGANJ SARYU MISHRA M INC 125. ARARIA AZAM M SOP 126. PALASI MAYA NAND THAKUR M INC rptListSuccessfulCandidates - Page 3 of 8 6 CONSTITUENCY WINNER SEX PARTY 127. BAHADURGANJ NAJMUDDIN M INC 128. THAKURGANJ MOHAMMED HUSSAIN AZAD M INC 129. KISHANGANJ RAFIQUE ALAM M INC 130. JOKIHAT TASLINUDDIN M IND 131. AMOUR HASIBUR RAHMAN M IND 132. PURNEA KAMALDEO N. SINHA M NCO 133. KATIHAR RAJKISHOR PRASAD SINGH M CPI 134. BARSO BEULA DOZA M INC 135. AZAMNAGAR MOHMAD AYUB M NCO 136. KORHA (SC) BHOLA PASWAN SHASTRY M INC 137. BARARI MUHAMAD SAKOOR M INC 138. MANIHARI YUVRAJ M SOP 139. RAJMAHAL NATHMAL DOKANIA M INC 140. BORIO (ST) SET HEMRAM M PHJ 141. BARHAIT (ST) MASIH SOREN M IND 142. LITIPARA (ST) SOM MURMU M PHJ 143. PAKPURA S. M. JAFAR ALI M INC 144. MAHESHPUR (ST) KALIDAS MURMU M INC 145. SHIKARIPARA (ST) SHIBU MURMU M HJS 146. NALA BISESHWAR KHAN M CPI 147. JAMTARA DURGA PRASAD SINGH M INC 148. SARATH KAMDEO PRO SINGH M INC 149. MADHUPUR AJIT KUMAR BANERJEE M BJS 150. DEOGHAR (SC) BAIDYA NATH DAS M INC 151. JARMUNDI SRIKANT JHA M INC 152. DUMKA (ST) PAIKA MURMU M INC 153. JAMA (ST) MAUAN BESRA M INC 154. PORAIYAHAT (ST) PRITHWI CHAND KISKU M INC 155. GODDA HEMANTKUMAR JHA M INC 156. MAHAGAMA AWADH BIHARI SINGH M BJS 157.