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257. Khutahan

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1974

UP-KHUTAHAN

INC 46.5%won by 9.6%BKD 36.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 37.0% to 9.6%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 14.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) to Bhartiya Krishak Dal (BKD).

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
69,851
Margin
6,695
9.58%

Candidates

8 contested · winner INC
  1. 1LAKSHMI SHANKER YADAVAIndian National Congress · INC32,45246.5%
  2. 2ISH NARAINBhartiya Krishak Dal · BKD25,75736.9%
  3. 3DAYA SHANKERIndependent · IND2,6603.8%
  4. 4BABU NANDANIndependent · IND2,6033.7%
  5. 5DINESH KANT DUBEYSUC · SUC2,4953.6%
  6. 6JAMUNA PD. CHAUBEYIndependent · IND1,8872.7%
  7. 7RAM PALATRPK · RPK1,2951.9%
  8. 8SHEO RAMIndependent · IND7021.0%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BKD swing
−45.3%
INC share
60.8% → 46.5%
BKD share
5.9% → 36.9%
Turnout
— → —
256. Shahganj258. Garwara
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