Election
Constituency

18. Kesaria

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1977

BR-KESARIA

CPI 54.5%won by 11.4%JNP 43.1%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.8% to 11.4%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 43.1% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.6% of the vote between them, up from 88.3% — 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
56,085
Margin
6,382
11.38%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPIJNP swing
−40.2%
CPI share
51.6% 54.5%
JNP share
0.0% 43.1%
Turnout