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Constituency

21. Nangloi

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Delhi Assembly Election, 1972

DL-NANGLOI

INC 55.7%won by 29.0%BJS 26.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 43.3% to 29.0%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1951 and 1972 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 26.6% — it did not contest here in 1951.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 82.3% between them, down from 95.2% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
33,465
Margin
9,716
29.03%

Since 1951

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1951 and 1972. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJS swing
−40.2%
INC share
69.3% 55.7%
BJS share
0.0% 26.6%
Turnout