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166. Khertha

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985

MP-KHERTHA

INC 60.5%won by 26.9%BJP 33.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 21.2% to 26.9%.

  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a 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
48,307
Margin
12,979
26.87%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1WASUDEO CHANDRAKARIndian National Congress · INC29,22660.5%
  2. 2BALMUKUND DEWAGANBharatiya Janata Party · BJP16,24733.6%
  3. 3BANSHILAL DESHMUKHIndependent · IND8991.9%
  4. 4MOHANLAL BHARTIYALKD · LKD7851.6%
  5. 5PILADAS SAHUIndependent · IND6741.4%
  6. 6AJIT CHOWDHARIJanata Party · JNP4761.0%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
+5.7%
INC share
57.0% → 60.5%
BJP share
35.8% → 33.6%
Turnout
— → —
165. Gunderdehi167. Balod
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