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Constituency

1. Srikakulam

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Andhra Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-SRIKAKULAM

INC 42.6%won by 12.1%SWA 30.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.7% to 12.1%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerSwatantra Party (SWA) finished second with 30.5% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 73.1% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 22.7% to 59.4%.

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

Electorate
4,43,080
Turnout
59.4%
Valid votes
2,63,343
Margin
31,815
12.08%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCSWA swing
−43.3%
INC share
55.3% 42.6%
SWA share
0.0% 30.5%
Turnout
36.8% 59.4%