Constituency
275. Dhulia
Community mirrorMaharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-DHULIA
INC 56.7%won by 28.1%PWP 28.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 35.7% to 28.1%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerPWP (PWP) finished second with 28.6% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 85.4% of the vote between them, up from 76.0% — a tighter two-way contest.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,06,847
Turnout
57.2%
Valid votes
2,89,719
Margin
81,383
28.09%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1C. A. PATILIndian National Congress · INC1,64,34956.7%
- 2Z. B. PATILPWP · PWP82,96628.6%
- 3A. B. NINAYIndependent · IND42,40414.6%
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–PWP swing
- −27.8%
- INC share
- 55.9% → 56.7%
- PWP share
- 0.0% → 28.6%
- Turnout
- 56.8% → 57.2%