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242. Sanchi

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1998

MP-SANCHI

BJP 49.7%won by 3.4%INC 46.3%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.4% to 3.4%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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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Valid votes
94,314
Margin
3,190
3.38%

Candidates

8 contested · winner BJP
  1. 1DR.GAURISHANKAR SHEJWARBharatiya Janata Party · BJP46,89149.7%
  2. 2DR.PRABHURAM CHAUDHARYIndian National Congress · INC43,70146.3%
  3. 3KANHAIYA SURMAIndependent · IND1,6021.7%
  4. 4GENDALALIndependent · IND6540.7%
  5. 5JAGDISH RAO GONDGarvi Gujarat Party · GGP6430.7%
  6. 6HAJARILALLSWP · LSWP4510.5%
  7. 7DR.R.P.NIGAMIndependent · IND3130.3%
  8. 8MOHAR SINGHIndependent · IND590.1%

Since 1993

Derived
Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJP–INC swing
−16.0%
BJP share
58.5% → 49.7%
INC share
39.1% → 46.3%
Turnout
— → —
241. Berasia243. Udaipura
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