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Constituency

35. Gangath

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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1977

HP-GANGATH

JNP 53.1%won by 12.1%CPI 40.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 12.1%.

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 53.1% of the vote here (+53.1%).
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 40.9% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 94.0% of the vote between them, up from 88.8% — 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
17,749
Margin
2,155
12.14%

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
JNPflipped
JNPCPI swing
+12.1%
JNP share
0.0% 53.1%
CPI share
0.0% 40.9%
Turnout