Constituency
85. Sohagpur
Community mirrorMadhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1977
MP-SOHAGPUR
INC 48.7%won by 8.9%JNP 39.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 31.1% to 8.9%.
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 9.3% — 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.
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
42,093
Margin
3,752
8.91%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1KRISHNA PAL SINGHIndian National Congress · INC20,51848.7%
- 2DADAN RAM GUPTAJanata Party · JNP16,76639.8%
- 3MANNILALCommunist Party of India · CPI2,7826.6%
- 4DAVIDEENIndependent · IND1,6383.9%
- 5LALMANIndependent · IND1970.5%
- 6RISHIRAJIndependent · IND1920.5%
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
- −49.1%
- INC share
- 58.0% → 48.7%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 39.8%
- Turnout
- — → —