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Constituency

234. Bilaspur

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977

IN-BILASPUR

BLD 52.2%won by 4.5%INC 47.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to BLD (BLD), which now leads by 4.5%.

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 52.2% of the vote here (+52.2%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 84.4% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 10.8% to 52.6%.

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

Electorate
5,46,085
Turnout
52.6%
Valid votes
2,87,251
Margin
12,827
4.47%

Candidates

2 contested · winner BLD
  1. 1NIRANJAN PRASAD KESHARWANIBLD · BLD1,50,03952.2%
  2. 2ASHOK RAOIndian National Congress · INC1,37,21247.8%

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
BLDflipped
BLDINC swing
+48.6%
BLD share
0.0% 52.2%
INC share
44.2% 47.8%
Turnout
41.8% 52.6%