Constituency
443. Machhlishahr
Community mirrorUttar Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-MACHHLISHAHR
INC 46.4%won by 12.9%BJS 33.5%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 9.3% to 12.9%.
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 33.5% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 7.1% to 47.7%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,03,271
Turnout
47.7%
Valid votes
2,40,152
Margin
30,875
12.86%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1MAGESHWARIndian National Congress · INC1,11,37746.4%
- 2Y. D. DUBEYBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS80,50233.5%
- 3R. LAKHANCommunist Party of India · CPI27,28311.4%
- 4R. S. TRIPATHIPraja Socialist Party · PSP16,2966.8%
- 5S. SUNDERIndependent · IND2,5771.1%
- 6D. SHANKERIndependent · IND2,1170.9%
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–BJS swing
- −30.3%
- INC share
- 43.2% → 46.4%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 33.5%
- Turnout
- 54.8% → 47.7%