Constituency
117. Saharsa
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1977
BR-SAHARSA
JNP 52.9%won by 12.6%INC 40.2%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 12.6%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- JNP vote shareJNP went from 0.0% to 52.9% of the vote here (+52.9%).
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
70,880
Margin
8,951
12.63%
Candidates
4 contested · winner JNP- 1SHANKAR PD TEKRIWALJanata Party · JNP37,46152.9%
- 2RAMESH JHAIndian National Congress · INC28,51040.2%
- 3LACHHUMAN LAL DASIndependent · IND3,1284.4%
- 4NAGESHWAR KHANIndependent · IND1,7812.5%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- JNPflipped
- JNP–INC swing
- +61.3%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 52.9%
- INC share
- 48.7% → 40.2%
- Turnout
- — → —