Constituency
242. Sanchi
Community mirrorMadhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1977
MP-SANCHI
JNP 67.4%won by 37.5%INC 30.0%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 37.5%.
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 67.4% of the vote here (+67.4%).
- Safe seatJanata Party won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
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
37,934
Margin
14,214
37.47%
Candidates
3 contested · winner JNP- 1GOURISHANKERJanata Party · JNP25,58267.4%
- 2UMRAOSINGHIndian National Congress · INC11,36830.0%
- 3LALCHAND KOLIIndependent · IND9842.6%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- JNPflipped
- JNP–INC swing
- +99.3%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 67.4%
- INC share
- 61.9% → 30.0%
- Turnout
- — → —