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Constituency

167. Anantnag

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Jammu & Kashmir · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977

IN-ANANTNAG

INC 32.1%won by 3.4%IND 28.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.1% to 3.4%.

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

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 28.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 60.8% between them, down from 96.4% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 10.8% to 52.8%.

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

Electorate
4,71,302
Turnout
52.8%
Valid votes
2,48,650
Margin
8,331
3.35%

Since 1971

Derived

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

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−20.8%
INC share
60.3% 32.1%
IND share
36.2% 28.7%
Turnout
63.5% 52.8%