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Constituency

261. Shahganj

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1969

UP-SHAHGANJ

INC 52.3%won by 26.9%BJS 25.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.5% to 26.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 77.8% between them, down from 90.3% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
54,095
Margin
14,554
26.90%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJS swing
−7.6%
INC share
62.4% 52.3%
BJS share
27.9% 25.4%
Turnout