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256. New Delhi

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Nct of Delhi · India Lok Sabha Election, 1957

IN-NEW-DELHI

INC 73.7%won by 51.8%BJS 21.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: KMPP (KMPP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 51.8%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 39.2% to 73.7% of the vote here (+34.4%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 21.9% — it did not contest here in 1951.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.5% of the vote between them, up from 85.9% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.1% to 53.9%.

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

Electorate
1,92,753
Turnout
53.9%
Valid votes
1,03,914
Margin
53,814
51.79%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
KMPP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJS swing
+12.6%
INC share
39.2% 73.7%
BJS share
0.0% 21.9%
Turnout
56.0% 53.9%