Constituency

198. Bilaspur

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-BILASPUR

INC 45.5%won by 0.7%BJS 44.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 0.7%.

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

INC vote shareINC went from 0.0% to 45.5% of the vote here (+45.5%).
New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 44.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 90.3% of the vote between them, up from 69.9% — a tighter two-way contest.
TurnoutTurnout rose 11.2% to 46.2%.

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

Electorate

4,68,243

Turnout

46.2%

Valid votes

2,16,395

Margin

1,541

0.71%

4 contested · winner INC

Derived

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