Constituency
164. Mahagama
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1977
BR-MAHAGAMA
JNP 49.1%won by 6.6%INC 42.5%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 6.6%.
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 49.1% of the vote here (+49.1%).
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 42.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 91.7% of the vote between them, up from 81.6% — 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
52,311
Margin
3,451
6.60%
Candidates
7 contested · winner JNP- 1SAYEEDJanata Party · JNP25,70749.1%
- 2AWADH BIHARI SINGHIndian National Congress · INC22,25642.5%
- 3RAM GOPAL AGRAWALIndependent · IND1,4082.7%
- 4SHIV SHANKER PRASADIndependent · IND1,1022.1%
- 5MAHESHWAR MEHTOIndependent · IND6861.3%
- 6GOBIND BHAGATIndependent · IND6411.2%
- 7DHANNI MISTRYIndependent · IND5111.0%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- BJS
- Winner now
- JNPflipped
- JNP–INC swing
- +6.6%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 49.1%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 42.5%
- Turnout
- — → —