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Constituency

108. Chanda

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Bombay · India Lok Sabha Election, 1957

IN-CHANDA

INC 55.0%won by 10.1%IND 45.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 37.8% to 10.1%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 45.0% — it did not contest here in 1951.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 85.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.9% to 58.6%.

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

Electorate
3,71,606
Turnout
58.6%
Valid votes
2,17,922
Margin
21,976
10.08%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SWAMI V. N.Indian National Congress · INC1,19,94955.0%
  2. 2LAL SHAMSHAH LAL BHAGWANSHAHIndependent · IND97,97345.0%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−51.7%
INC share
61.8% 55.0%
IND share
0.0% 45.0%
Turnout
62.6% 58.6%