Bhagalpur Assembly Election Result 1977

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1977

Bijoy Kumar Mitra of Janta Party won the Bhagalpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1977 state assembly election, securing 30,188 votes (66.10% vote share). The runner-up was Talib Ansari (Indian National Congress) with 9,941 votes.

A total of 11 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Bhagalpur
  • Constituency Number: 156
  • District: Bhagalpur
  • Total Contestants: 11
  • Election Year: 1977
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Bijoy Kumar Mitra 30188 66.10% Janta Party
2 Talib Ansari 9941 21.80% Indian National Congress
3 Mani Mohan Thakur 2495 5.50% Independent
4 Rakhal Prasad Sah 713 1.60% Independent
5 Hazi Khalik 621 1.40% Independent
6 Shambhu Nath Jaiswal 525 1.20% Independent
7 Nagar Mal Bajoria 433 1.00% Independent
8 Shib Kumar Singh 255 0.60% Independent
9 Braj Nandan Singh 232 0.50% Independent
10 Girja Shankar Srivastava 142 0.30% Independent
11 Moti Singh 105 0.20% Independent

About Bhagalpur Assembly Constituency

The Bhagalpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1977 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Bijoy Kumar Mitra (Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 30,188 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

11 candidates contested from Bhagalpur assembly constituency in the 1977 Vidhan Sabha election.

Bhagalpur is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Bijoy Kumar Mitra (Janta Party) won the Bhagalpur assembly seat in the 1977 Vidhan Sabha election.