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Constituency

65. Maharajganj

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977

IN-MAHARAJGANJ

BLD 78.0%won by 56.8%INC 21.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) lost it to BLD (BLD), which now leads by 56.8%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • BLD vote shareBLD went from 0.0% to 78.0% of the vote here (+78.0%).
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 21.2% — it did not contest here in 1971.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 99.1% of the vote between them, up from 67.0% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 16.5% to 65.0%.

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

Electorate
6,82,823
Turnout
65.0%
Valid votes
4,43,550
Margin
2,51,898
56.79%

Since 1971

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
SSP
Winner now
BLDflipped
BLDINC swing
+56.8%
BLD share
0.0% 78.0%
INC share
0.0% 21.2%
Turnout
48.4% 65.0%