Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1977
Manjay Lal of Janta Party won the Muzaffarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1977 state assembly election, securing 29,446 votes (55.40% vote share). The runner-up was Ramdev Sharma (Communist Party Of India) with 15,765 votes.
A total of 20 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.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manjay Lal | 29446 | 55.40% | Janta Party |
| 2 | Ramdev Sharma | 15765 | 29.70% | Communist Party Of India |
| 3 | Krishna Nandan Sahay | 3177 | 6.00% | Independent |
| 4 | Shiva Shankar Razak | 761 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Shiv Swaroop Sharma | 748 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 6 | Krishna Murari Pandey | 494 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 7 | M. Jiyauddin | 410 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 7 | Peyare Ram | 410 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 9 | Devendra Rakesh | 399 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 10 | Shiv Narain Singh | 291 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Bindhu Bhushan Chakrawarti | 221 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Tribhuwan Nath Choudhary | 186 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Kamaleshwar Prasad Sinha | 138 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Raghubir Prasad | 137 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Binda Singh | 129 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 16 | Mukteshwar Singh | 114 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Vishwanath Prasad Gupta | 103 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Manoj Kumar Sinha | 102 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Saryu Tiwari | 84 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Sitaram Sahni | 55 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Muzaffarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1977 Assembly election, 20 candidates contested for this seat. Manjay Lal (Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 29,446 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.