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Constituency

90. Katghora

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1967

MP-KATGHORA

INC 36.7%won by 14.5%BJS 22.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.0% to 14.5%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 37.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 22.2% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 58.9% between them, down from 100.0% — 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
25,750
Margin
3,732
14.49%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJS swing
−59.5%
INC share
74.0% 36.7%
BJS share
0.0% 22.2%
Turnout