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277. Sonkatch

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985

MP-SONKATCH

INC 50.2%won by 3.8%BJP 46.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.0% to 3.8%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.5% of the vote between them, up from 89.1% — 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
—
not in source
Valid votes
58,203
Margin
2,220
3.81%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SAJJAN SINGH VERMAIndian National Congress · INC29,19350.2%
  2. 2SURAJMAL BUNKERBharatiya Janata Party · BJP26,97346.3%
  3. 3DEVI LALJanata Party · JNP8951.5%
  4. 4MANSHARAM MALVIYAIndependent · IND5841.0%
  5. 5PADAMLALIndependent · IND4190.7%
  6. 6ARJUN SINGHIndependent · IND1390.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
+1.8%
INC share
45.5% → 50.2%
BJP share
43.6% → 46.3%
Turnout
— → —
276. Dewas278. Hatpipalya
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