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Constituency

457. Salempur

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Uttar Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977

IN-SALEMPUR

BLD 72.1%won by 51.4%INC 20.7%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to BLD (BLD), which now leads by 51.4%.

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 72.1% of the vote here (+72.1%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 92.8% of the vote between them, up from 87.2% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 7.5% to 52.1%.

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

Electorate
6,74,680
Turnout
52.1%
Valid votes
3,51,801
Margin
1,80,921
51.43%

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
+114.3%
BLD share
0.0% 72.1%
INC share
62.8% 20.7%
Turnout
44.7% 52.1%