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120. Akaltara

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1980

MP-AKALTARA

INC 67.9%won by 45.0%BJP 22.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 26.7% to 45.0%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 22.9% — it did not contest here in 1977.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 90.8% of the vote between them, up from 82.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

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
39,060
Margin
17,567
44.97%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1DHIRENDER KUMAR SINGHIndian National Congress · INC26,52667.9%
  2. 2JAWAHAR DUBEYBharatiya Janata Party · BJP8,95922.9%
  3. 3PUNILALIndependent · IND2,5096.4%
  4. 4MALURAMIndependent · IND9222.4%
  5. 5RAM KUMAR SINGHIndependent · IND1440.4%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
−9.6%
INC share
54.6% → 67.9%
BJP share
0.0% → 22.9%
Turnout
— → —
119. Sipat121. Pamgarh
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