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53. Damoh

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1980

MP-DAMOH

INC 48.8%won by 21.1%BJP 27.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.6% to 21.1%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 27.7% — it did not contest here in 1977.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.6% between them, down from 85.1% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
39,737
Margin
8,395
21.13%

Candidates

10 contested · winner INC
  1. 1CHANDRANARAYAN RAMDHANIndian National Congress · INC19,41048.8%
  2. 2KRISHNA ANAND ANANDKUMARBharatiya Janata Party · BJP11,01527.7%
  3. 3PRATAPNARAYAN SINGH LACHHMAN SINGHIndependent · IND5,39513.6%
  4. 4KHET SINGH GHASIRAMRPK · RPK9352.4%
  5. 5PRATPAP SINGH PRAHLAD SINGHIndependent · IND8012.0%
  6. 6BHAGWAN DAS SONI VANSHIDHARIndependent · IND6231.6%
  7. 7OM PRAKASH RAJ BAHADURIndependent · IND5951.5%
  8. 8TOPANDASIndependent · IND5091.3%
  9. 9ANANDKUMAR KOMAL CHANDIndependent · IND2660.7%
  10. 10RAM SINGH BALMUKUNDIndependent · IND1880.5%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
−22.2%
INC share
43.3% → 48.8%
BJP share
0.0% → 27.7%
Turnout
— → —
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