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Constituency

71. Sursand

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1977

BR-SURSAND

INC 60.6%won by 26.6%JNP 34.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.9% to 26.6%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 34.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a 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
64,142
Margin
17,045
26.57%

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
−21.8%
INC share
48.4% 60.6%
JNP share
0.0% 34.0%
Turnout