Constituency
52. Mukerian
Community mirrorPunjab Assembly Election, 1977
PB-MUKERIAN
INC 53.2%won by 10.9%JNP 42.3%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 55.4% to 10.9%.
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 20.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 42.3% — 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
52,255
Margin
5,713
10.93%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1KEWAL KRISHNAIndian National Congress · INC27,80353.2%
- 2BISHAMBAR NATHJanata Party · JNP22,09042.3%
- 3JANAK SINGHIndependent · IND1,6123.1%
- 4JASWANT SINGHIndependent · IND5751.1%
- 5VIJAY KUMARIndependent · IND1750.3%
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
- −62.6%
- INC share
- 73.6% → 53.2%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 42.3%
- Turnout
- — → —