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159. Gwalior

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-GWALIOR

INC 75.9%won by 65.2%JS 10.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.7% to 65.2%.

  • New challengerJS (JS) finished second with 10.7% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 86.6% of the vote between them, up from 36.6% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 25.9% to 52.9%.

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

Electorate
4,31,098
Turnout
52.9%
Valid votes
2,28,154
Margin
1,48,820
65.23%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1VIJAYA RAJE SCINDIAIndian National Congress · INC1,73,17175.9%
  2. 2MANIK CHANDRAJS · JS24,35110.7%
  3. 3NARSINGHHMS · HMS20,8259.1%
  4. 4SUKHOSOC · SOC9,8074.3%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJS swing
+44.1%
INC share
21.1% 75.9%
JS share
0.0% 10.7%
Turnout
78.8% 52.9%