Constituency
277. Buldana
Community mirrorMaharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-BULDANA
INC 52.1%won by 28.7%BJS 23.4%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 28.9% to 28.7%.
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 23.4% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 2.0% to 68.4%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
4,82,954
Turnout
68.4%
Valid votes
3,30,510
Margin
94,904
28.71%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1S. R. RANEIndian National Congress · INC1,72,17852.1%
- 2K. N. SANCHETIBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS77,27423.4%
- 3S. H. AWACHARRPI · RPI47,55514.4%
- 4K. M. PATILPraja Socialist Party · PSP26,2577.9%
- 5V. N. PATILSwatantra Party · SWA7,2462.2%
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
- −25.2%
- INC share
- 53.9% → 52.1%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 23.4%
- Turnout
- 66.4% → 68.4%