Election
Constituency

67. Basohli

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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1977

JK-BASOHLI

INC 30.0%won by 5.9%IND 24.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 25.5% to 5.9%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1967 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 23.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) to Independent (IND).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 54.1% between them, down from 81.0% — 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
16,118
Margin
944
5.86%

Since 1967

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1967 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−35.3%
INC share
53.3% 30.0%
IND share
12.1% 24.1%
Turnout