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Constituency

5. Delhi Cantonment

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Delhi Assembly Election, 1977

DL-DELHI-CANTONMENT

INC 42.9%won by 3.1%JNP 39.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 49.7% to 3.1%.

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 31.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 39.8% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 82.7% between them, down from 100.0% — 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
14,013
Margin
441
3.15%

Candidates

3 contested · winner INC
  1. 1VIMAL NAGIIndian National Congress · INC6,01242.9%
  2. 2INDER SENJanata Party · JNP5,57139.8%
  3. 3BRIJ LAL DUAIndependent · IND2,43017.3%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJNP swing
−71.7%
INC share
74.8% 42.9%
JNP share
0.0% 39.8%
Turnout