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Constituency

179. Jabalpur

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-JABALPUR

INC 53.7%won by 28.5%JS 25.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 28.3% to 28.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJS (JS) finished second with 25.2% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.9% between them, down from 89.4% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 6.4% to 49.5%.

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

Electorate
3,96,079
Turnout
49.5%
Valid votes
1,95,895
Margin
55,782
28.48%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJS swing
−30.3%
INC share
58.8% 53.7%
JS share
0.0% 25.2%
Turnout
43.1% 49.5%