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257. Khutahan

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985

UP-KHUTAHAN

INC 34.0%won by 5.7%LKD 28.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 10.0% to 5.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerLKD (LKD) finished second with 28.3% — it did not contest here in 1980.

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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not in source
Valid votes
63,124
Margin
3,572
5.66%

Candidates

17 contested · winner INC
  1. 1JANG BAHADURIndian National Congress · INC21,44234.0%
  2. 2LALTA PRASAD YADAVALKD · LKD17,87028.3%
  3. 3CHOTE LALCommunist Party of India · CPI5,4018.6%
  4. 4SUFIYANIndependent · IND3,3255.3%
  5. 5DINESH KANTIndependent · IND3,2045.1%
  6. 6SATYA NARAINJanata Party · JNP3,1425.0%
  7. 7CHOTE LALIndependent · IND1,5752.5%
  8. 8RAM JASHDDP · DDP1,0911.7%
  9. 9BISWA NATHIndependent · IND1,0071.6%
  10. 10RAM PHALIndependent · IND9291.5%
  11. 11JANARDAN TIWARIIndependent · IND8891.4%
  12. 12RAM PYAREY UPADHYAYAIndependent · IND8881.4%
  13. 13RAMA SHANKARIndependent · IND6581.0%
  14. 14JANARDAN SINGHIndependent · IND5940.9%
  15. 15AMARJITBharatiya Janata Party · BJP4890.8%
  16. 16UMA SHANKARIndependent · IND3860.6%
  17. 17RAJENDRAIndependent · IND2340.4%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–LKD swing
−31.7%
INC share
37.4% → 34.0%
LKD share
0.0% → 28.3%
Turnout
— → —
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