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Constituency

1. Dhanaha

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1977

BR-DHANAHA

INC 50.2%won by 0.4%JNP 49.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 12.0% to 0.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 49.8% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 84.5% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
33,616
Margin
124
0.37%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC
  1. 1HAR DEO PRASADIndian National Congress · INC16,87050.2%
  2. 2YOGENDRA PD. SRIVASTAVAJanata Party · JNP16,74649.8%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJNP swing
−47.9%
INC share
48.2% 50.2%
JNP share
0.0% 49.8%
Turnout