Constituency
199. Mahasamund
Community mirrorMadhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-MAHASAMUND
INC 53.8%won by 34.2%BJS 19.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.8% to 34.2%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 19.6% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 4.1% to 37.7%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,12,663
Turnout
37.7%
Valid votes
1,93,246
Margin
66,086
34.20%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1V. SHUKLAIndian National Congress · INC1,03,88553.8%
- 2D. SINGHBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS37,79919.6%
- 3K. BAGHELJAC · JAC29,63615.3%
- 4K.P. PODDARIndependent · IND21,92611.3%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BJS swing
- −1.7%
- INC share
- 35.9% → 53.8%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 19.6%
- Turnout
- 33.6% → 37.7%