Election
Constituency

34. Medak

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Andhra Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-MEDAK

INC 45.2%won by 9.8%IND 35.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 12.6% to 9.8%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 35.4% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 80.6% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.9% to 47.0%.

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

Electorate
4,14,481
Turnout
47.0%
Valid votes
1,94,870
Margin
19,132
9.82%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−46.5%
INC share
56.3% 45.2%
IND share
0.0% 35.4%
Turnout
49.9% 47.0%