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Constituency

22. Najaf Garh

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Delhi Assembly Election, 1972

DL-NAJAF-GARH

INC 30.2%won by 0.2%IND 30.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 37.3% to 0.2%.

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 28.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) to Independent (IND).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 60.2% between them, down from 79.7% — 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
24,236
Margin
52
0.21%

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
INCIND swing
−42.8%
INC share
58.5% 30.2%
IND share
15.5% 30.0%
Turnout