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Constituency

149. Barhait

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1977

BR-BARHAIT

JNP 60.1%won by 39.4%IND 20.7%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 39.4%.

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 60.1% of the vote here (+60.1%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 80.8% of the vote between them, up from 74.9% — 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
20,575
Margin
8,116
39.45%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
IND
Winner now
JNPflipped
JNPIND swing
+97.8%
JNP share
0.0% 60.1%
IND share
58.4% 20.7%
Turnout