Election
Constituency

337. Kishni

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1974

UP-KISHNI

INC 36.5%won by 2.6%BJS 33.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.6% to 2.6%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 33.9% — it polled just 2.0% in 1969.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 70.5% of the vote between them, up from 65.0% — 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
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Valid votes
60,275
Margin
1,547
2.57%

Candidates

14 contested · winner INC
  1. 1MUNSHI LALIndian National Congress · INC22,00836.5%
  2. 2HAKIM LALBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS20,46133.9%
  3. 3RAM DINBhartiya Krishak Dal · BKD9,41515.6%
  4. 4MOHARMAN SINGHNCO · NCO2,0083.3%
  5. 5RAM SINGHSwatantra Party · SWA1,1741.9%
  6. 6HARI BUXIndependent · IND9251.5%
  7. 7VIRENDRAIndependent · IND9091.5%
  8. 8PUTTU LALIndependent · IND8061.3%
  9. 9LALA RAMIndependent · IND7161.2%
  10. 10NEKSOOIndependent · IND6371.1%
  11. 11MOOL CHANDIndependent · IND4050.7%
  12. 12BATESWARIIndependent · IND3250.5%
  13. 13RADHEY SHYAMIndependent · IND2540.4%
  14. 14ITWARI LALIndependent · IND2320.4%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJS swing
−35.8%
INC share
40.3% → 36.5%
BJS share
2.0% → 33.9%
Turnout
— → —
336. Bhongaon338. Karhal
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