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Constituency

146. Karnal

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Haryana · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-KARNAL

INC 50.0%won by 0.1%BJS 50.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: JS (JS) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 0.1%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 38.5% to 50.0% of the vote here (+11.5%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 50.0% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 81.1% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 6.3% to 72.5%.

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

Electorate
4,63,594
Turnout
72.5%
Valid votes
3,36,205
Margin
203
0.06%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC
  1. 1M. RAMIndian National Congress · INC1,68,20450.0%
  2. 2R. NANDBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS1,68,00150.0%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
JS
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJS swing
−38.5%
INC share
38.5% 50.0%
BJS share
0.0% 50.0%
Turnout
66.3% 72.5%