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Constituency

129. Sultanpur

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1962

UP-SULTANPUR

INC 39.8%won by 1.7%JS 38.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.5% to 1.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJS (JS) finished second with 38.1% — it did not contest here in 1957.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
31,636
Margin
542
1.71%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJS swing
−41.9%
INC share
43.6% 39.8%
JS share
0.0% 38.1%
Turnout