Constituency
280. Amravati
Community mirrorMaharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-AMRAVATI
INC 47.6%won by 6.2%RPI 41.5%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.0% to 6.2%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerRPI (RPI) finished second with 41.5% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 5.0% to 65.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,21,799
Turnout
65.5%
Valid votes
3,41,874
Margin
21,074
6.16%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1K. G. DESHMUKHIndian National Congress · INC1,62,88747.6%
- 2R. S. GUWAIRPI · RPI1,41,81341.5%
- 3J. E. ADSADBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS22,9336.7%
- 4Y. B. KHANDAREIndependent · IND6,0631.8%
- 5K. G. JODHIndependent · IND5,2201.5%
- 6V. G. GURJARIndependent · IND2,9580.9%
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–RPI swing
- −46.7%
- INC share
- 52.8% → 47.6%
- RPI share
- 0.0% → 41.5%
- Turnout
- 70.5% → 65.5%