Constituency
106. Dhanbad
Community mirrorBihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-DHANBAD
IND 68.7%won by 47.4%INC 21.3%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Independent (IND), which now leads by 47.4%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- IND vote shareIND went from 2.7% to 68.7% of the vote here (+66.1%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 90.0% of the vote between them, up from 62.2% — a tighter two-way contest.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 3.7% to 44.3%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,75,439
Turnout
44.3%
Valid votes
2,98,960
Margin
1,41,849
47.45%
Candidates
13 contested · winner IND- 1A. K. ROYIndependent · IND2,05,49568.7%
- 2RAM NARAIN SHARMAIndian National Congress · INC63,64621.3%
- 3GAYA SINGHCommunist Party of India · CPI17,6585.9%
- 4BUDHAN RAMIndependent · IND2,1530.7%
- 5HARADHAN SINGHIndependent · IND1,9580.7%
- 6PADAM KUMAR ROYIndependent · IND1,7520.6%
- 7RAMJAN MIANIndependent · IND1,5240.5%
- 8RAMA KANT PATHAKIndependent · IND1,1910.4%
- 9VIJOY KUMAR MOHRAIndependent · IND9700.3%
- 10BAWANESHWAR PRA. SINGH 'BAGI'Independent · IND9320.3%
- 11AKHILESHWAR PRASADIndependent · IND7490.3%
- 12MU. AMIRULLAIndependent · IND5190.2%
- 13MIHIR KUMAR MAHTOIndependent · IND4130.1%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INDflipped
- IND–INC swing
- +91.2%
- IND share
- 2.7% → 68.7%
- INC share
- 46.4% → 21.3%
- Turnout
- 40.5% → 44.3%