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169. Chowki

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985

MP-CHOWKI

INC 56.2%won by 40.7%BJP 15.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.8% to 40.7%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 15.6% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.8% between them, down from 81.0% — 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
23,973
Margin
9,752
40.68%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1GOWARDHAN NETAMIndian National Congress · INC13,48456.2%
  2. 2SANTRAM THAKURBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,73215.6%
  3. 3LAKHAN SHAH KUNJAMIndependent · IND3,13013.1%
  4. 4MANIRAM MARIYAJanata Party · JNP1,2325.1%
  5. 5SAHADEO SINGH THAKURIndependent · IND1,0834.5%
  6. 6JHARIYA SINGHLKD · LKD7763.2%
  7. 7LAL BHUPAT SHAH ( MANJHALA KUMAR )Independent · IND5362.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
−1.7%
INC share
42.4% → 56.2%
BJP share
0.0% → 15.6%
Turnout
— → —
168. Dondi Lohara170. Khujji
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