Constituency
281. Baghmara
Community mirrorBihar Assembly Election, 1977
BR-BAGHMARA
INC 45.8%won by 27.4%JNP 18.5%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 47.0% to 27.4%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 18.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
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
47,875
Margin
13,102
27.37%
Candidates
20 contested · winner INC- 1SHANKAR DAYAL SINGHIndian National Congress · INC21,93745.8%
- 2RAM AYODHYA SINGHJanata Party · JNP8,83518.5%
- 3RAM NANDAN SINGH YADAVIndependent · IND6,75614.1%
- 4K.P. LALAIndependent · IND1,7083.6%
- 5SAKAL DEO SINGHIndependent · IND1,3982.9%
- 6MADAN MOHAN SINGHIndependent · IND9372.0%
- 7JAFFRUDDINIndependent · IND9071.9%
- 8JAGIR SINGHIndependent · IND8401.8%
- 9SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGHIndependent · IND7611.6%
- 10LAL DAS BIHARIIndependent · IND6761.4%
- 11KRISHNA BALLAV SAHAYIndependent · IND6141.3%
- 12RAMAWATAR CHAUHANIndependent · IND5261.1%
- 13RAMESHWAR SINGHIndependent · IND4330.9%
- 14LAL BABU SINGHIndependent · IND4030.8%
- 15S.H. KHANIndependent · IND3990.8%
- 16B.N. LALAIndependent · IND2150.4%
- 17SHAHEB DAYAL SINGHIndependent · IND1720.4%
- 18AMBIKA PRA. BISHBAKARMAIndependent · IND1630.3%
- 19B.K. DUBEYIndependent · IND1230.3%
- 20AJOY KUMAR LAKHIndependent · IND720.2%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JNP swing
- −30.0%
- INC share
- 57.4% → 45.8%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 18.5%
- Turnout
- — → —