Madhya Pradesh · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1977 ST
Dalpat Singh Paraste of Bharatiya Lok Dal won the Shahdol Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 1977 general election, with a winning margin of 96,559 votes (38.80%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 580,106 registered electors and 249,039 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 42.90%. This is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1977 Lok Sabha election, Dalpat Singh Paraste of Bharatiya Lok Dal secured victory in the Shahdol constituency (Madhya Pradesh) with a margin of 96,559 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, ensuring tribal community representation in India's Parliament.
Out of 580,106 registered electors, 249,039 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 42.90%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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