Constituency
173. Dhuraiya
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1977
BR-DHURAIYA
CPI 49.3%won by 19.8%JNP 29.5%
What changed here
DerivedCommunist 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.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
48,259
Margin
9,553
19.80%
Candidates
11 contested · winner CPI- 1NARESH DASCommunist Party of India · CPI23,78849.3%
- 2LAL MOHAN PASWANJanata Party · JNP14,23529.5%
- 3RAM CHANDRA BHANUIndependent · IND6,34413.1%
- 4JAGADISH DASIndependent · IND1,1272.3%
- 5NARESH PASWANIndependent · IND9411.9%
- 6CHATURA DASIndependent · IND7181.5%
- 7GOVIND DAS SHASTRIIndependent · IND3490.7%
- 8NAR SINGH PRASAD MANDALIndependent · IND2820.6%
- 9RAJENDRA CHOUDHARYIndependent · IND1910.4%
- 10SINGHESHWAR MANDALIndependent · IND1840.4%
- 11BAJNO DASIndependent · IND1000.2%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- CPI
- Winner now
- CPI
- CPI–JNP swing
- −30.3%
- CPI share
- 50.1% → 49.3%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 29.5%
- Turnout
- — → —