Constituency
257. Nawada
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1977
BR-NAWADA
CPM 66.7%won by 50.7%IND 16.0%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 50.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- CPM vote shareCPM went from 0.0% to 66.7% of the vote here (+66.7%).
- Runner-up changedSecond place passed from NCO (NCO) to Independent (IND).
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
77,728
Margin
39,446
50.75%
Candidates
8 contested · winner CPM- 1GANESH SHANKER VIDYARTHICommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM51,85766.7%
- 2JEHAL PRASADIndependent · IND12,41116.0%
- 3RAM SWAROOP PRASAD YADAVIndian National Congress · INC8,68811.2%
- 4RAMESHWAR YADAVIndependent · IND2,7873.6%
- 5KRISHNA ARYAIndependent · IND9811.3%
- 6MANJOOR AHMADIndependent · IND5820.7%
- 7RAMASHRY SHARMAIndependent · IND2430.3%
- 8GAURI SHANKAR KESHRIIndependent · IND1790.2%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- CPMflipped
- CPM–IND swing
- +56.4%
- CPM share
- 0.0% → 66.7%
- IND share
- 5.7% → 16.0%
- Turnout
- — → —