Constituency
122. Kishanganj
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1977
BR-KISHANGANJ
JNP 48.1%won by 28.2%IND 19.9%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 28.2%.
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 48.1% of the vote here (+48.1%).
- Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) to Independent (IND).
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
54,007
Margin
15,218
28.18%
Candidates
6 contested · winner JNP- 1RAJ NANDAN PRASADJanata Party · JNP25,96948.1%
- 2BISHNUDEO SINGHIndependent · IND10,75119.9%
- 3ARVIND PD. YADAVIndian National Congress · INC8,89616.5%
- 4SHASHINATH JHAIndependent · IND5,95811.0%
- 5MAHANTH MISHRAIndependent · IND1,7823.3%
- 6KULANAND SAHAIndependent · IND6511.2%
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–IND swing
- +34.3%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 48.1%
- IND share
- 6.2% → 19.9%
- Turnout
- — → —