Constituency
257. Khutahan
Community mirrorUttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1977
UP-KHUTAHAN
INC 45.4%won by 5.3%JNP 40.1%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.6% to 5.3%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1974 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 40.1% — it did not contest here in 1974.
- Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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Valid votes
71,647
Margin
3,773
5.27%
Candidates
7 contested · winner INC- 1LAKSHMI SHANKERIndian National Congress · INC32,49245.4%
- 2RAM DASJanata Party · JNP28,71940.1%
- 3BASHISTHA NARAINIndependent · IND4,4166.2%
- 4RAM PALATRPI · RPI2,8133.9%
- 5BABU NANDANIndependent · IND2,4153.4%
- 6DINESH KANTSUC · SUC6340.9%
- 7NAGENDRA PRATAP SINGHIndependent · IND1580.2%
Since 1974
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1974 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JNP swing
- −41.2%
- INC share
- 46.5% → 45.4%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 40.1%
- Turnout
- — → —