Election
Constituency

173. Dhuraiya

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1977

BR-DHURAIYA

CPI 49.3%won by 19.8%JNP 29.5%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.4% to 19.8%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 29.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.8% between them, down from 91.8% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
48,259
Margin
9,553
19.80%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPIJNP swing
−30.3%
CPI share
50.1% 49.3%
JNP share
0.0% 29.5%
Turnout