Constituency
135. Kishanganj
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1977
BR-KISHANGANJ
INC 45.8%won by 21.6%JNP 24.2%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.4% to 21.6%.
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 14.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 24.2% — it did not contest here in 1972.
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
52,470
Margin
11,313
21.56%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1RAFIQUI ALAMIndian National Congress · INC24,02945.8%
- 2BADRI NARAYAN MANDALJanata Party · JNP12,71624.2%
- 3S. M. TAHIRIndependent · IND9,36817.9%
- 4CHANDRA MONHAN SINGHIndependent · IND2,4604.7%
- 5ZAKIR ALI IRAQIIndependent · IND1,9853.8%
- 6VALAK DASIndependent · IND1,9123.6%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JNP swing
- −38.6%
- INC share
- 60.2% → 45.8%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 24.2%
- Turnout
- — → —