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217. Damua

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985

MP-DAMUA

INC 60.9%won by 26.4%BJP 34.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 22.0% to 26.4%.

  • 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
25,130
Margin
6,629
26.38%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1ANUSUIYA UIKEYIndian National Congress · INC15,29260.9%
  2. 2DALPAT SHAH NARREBharatiya Janata Party · BJP8,66334.5%
  3. 3BANSI LALIndependent · IND5702.3%
  4. 4AHKE MAKHANLALIndependent · IND5502.2%
  5. 5MANDIRSHA NAVRETIIndependent · IND550.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
+4.3%
INC share
57.2% → 60.9%
BJP share
35.2% → 34.5%
Turnout
— → —
216. Parasia218. Amarwara
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