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Constituency

178. Jhajha

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Bihar Assembly Election, 1977

BR-JHAJHA

JNP 74.7%won by 56.8%INC 17.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: SOP (SOP) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 56.8%.

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 74.7% of the vote here (+74.7%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from NCO (NCO) to Indian National Congress (INC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 92.5% of the vote between them, up from 67.4% — 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
42,923
Margin
24,390
56.82%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
SOP
Winner now
JNPflipped
JNPINC swing
+74.8%
JNP share
0.0% 74.7%
INC share
18.0% 17.9%
Turnout