Election
Constituency

15. Ghorasahan

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1977

BR-GHORASAHAN

INC 36.3%won by 0.3%JNP 36.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 1.8% to 0.3%.

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

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 36.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.2% between them, down from 84.2% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
58,854
Margin
175
0.30%

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
−42.7%
INC share
43.0% 36.3%
JNP share
0.0% 36.0%
Turnout