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238. Bombay City North

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-BOMBAY-CITY-NORTH

INC 63.1%won by 30.7%IND 32.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 16.1% to 30.7%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 32.4% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.0% to 61.9%.

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

Electorate
7,64,016
Turnout
61.9%
Valid votes
4,72,940
Margin
1,45,358
30.73%

Candidates

8 contested · winner INC
  1. 1V. K. KRISHNA MENONIndian National Congress · INC2,98,42763.1%
  2. 2J. B. KRIPALANIIndependent · IND1,53,06932.4%
  3. 3VASUDEO BALVANT GOGTEHMS · HMS6,2231.3%
  4. 4SUDHIR LAXMAN HENDREIndependent · IND4,1200.9%
  5. 5GOKULDAS JADHAVJI MODYIndependent · IND3,2320.7%
  6. 6SHIVRAM GAJANAN SAHASRABUDHAYIndependent · IND3,1480.7%
  7. 7SHIVNARAYAN RAMJIIndependent · IND2,4210.5%
  8. 8RAMCHANDRA PYARELALIndependent · IND2,3000.5%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–IND swing
−27.3%
INC share
58.1% → 63.1%
IND share
0.0% → 32.4%
Turnout
64.9% → 61.9%
237. Bombay City Central North239. Thana
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