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294. Ghatampur

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985

UP-GHATAMPUR

INC 44.7%won by 2.5%LKD 42.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.7% to 2.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerLKD (LKD) finished second with 42.2% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 86.9% of the vote between them, up from 81.0% — 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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not in source
Valid votes
84,160
Margin
2,133
2.53%

Candidates

16 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SHIVNATH SINGH KASHUWAHAIndian National Congress · INC37,65144.7%
  2. 2AGNIHOTRI RAMASHRAYLKD · LKD35,51842.2%
  3. 3SHIV SHANKARBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,6852.0%
  4. 4RAMA NANDIndependent · IND1,2231.5%
  5. 5JAHEERIndependent · IND1,1361.3%
  6. 6PREM NARAINIndependent · IND1,0471.2%
  7. 7RAJENDRA BAHADURIndependent · IND1,0151.2%
  8. 8SHIV NARAIAN SINGHJanata Party · JNP9911.2%
  9. 9KARUNENDRAIndependent · IND9561.1%
  10. 10SANTOSH GOSWAMI(TOPA)Independent · IND7000.8%
  11. 11VIDEYA SHANKARIndependent · IND5490.7%
  12. 12VIJAY NARAYANIndependent · IND4610.5%
  13. 13RAM KUMARIndependent · IND4580.5%
  14. 14CHANDRA BHUSHANIndependent · IND4370.5%
  15. 15HARISH CHANDERIndependent · IND2100.2%
  16. 16RAM NARAYANIndependent · IND1230.1%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–LKD swing
−45.9%
INC share
48.4% → 44.7%
LKD share
0.0% → 42.2%
Turnout
— → —
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