Constituency
161. Jama
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1977
BR-JAMA
INC 42.3%won by 4.6%JNP 37.7%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.7% to 4.6%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 37.7% — it did not contest here in 1972.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 80.0% of the vote between them, up from 61.5% — a tighter two-way contest.
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
18,840
Margin
866
4.60%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1MADAN BESRAIndian National Congress · INC7,96542.3%
- 2CHUNKA HEMBROMJanata Party · JNP7,09937.7%
- 3BRANBAS HANSDAIndependent · IND1,7649.4%
- 4PALTON MURMUIndependent · IND1,3677.3%
- 5PRADHAN KISKUIndependent · IND3661.9%
- 6SURYA NARAIN MARANDIIndependent · IND2791.5%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JNP swing
- −27.0%
- INC share
- 31.6% → 42.3%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 37.7%
- Turnout
- — → —