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Constituency

287. Burhanpur

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1977

MP-BURHANPUR

INC 54.6%won by 10.7%JNP 43.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 10.7%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 43.5% to 54.6% of the vote here (+11.1%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 43.9% — it did not contest here in 1972.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
50,761
Margin
5,450
10.74%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
BJS
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNP swing
−32.8%
INC share
43.5% 54.6%
JNP share
0.0% 43.9%
Turnout