Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1962 ST
Jaipal Singh of Jharkhand Party won the Ranchi West Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 1962 general election, with a winning margin of 50,878 votes (24.10%).
3 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 421,139 registered electors and 211,113 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 50.10%. This is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Jharkhand Party
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In the 1962 Lok Sabha election, Jaipal Singh of Jharkhand Party secured victory in the Ranchi West constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 50,878 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, ensuring tribal community representation in India's Parliament.
Out of 421,139 registered electors, 211,113 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 50.10%. A total of 3 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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