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Constituency

83. Beniganj

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1977

UP-BENIGANJ

INC 44.3%won by 4.4%JNP 40.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 4.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1974 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 35.6% to 44.3% of the vote here (+8.7%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 40.0% — it did not contest here in 1974.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 84.3% of the vote between them, up from 75.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
37,865
Margin
1,653
4.37%

Since 1974

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1974 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
BJS
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNP swing
−31.3%
INC share
35.6% 44.3%
JNP share
0.0% 40.0%
Turnout