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20. Nellore

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Andhra Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-NELLORE

INC 66.2%won by 48.8%BJS 17.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 4.3% to 48.8%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 17.3% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 83.5% of the vote between them, up from 61.6% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 11.0% to 59.7%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
5,96,687
Turnout
59.7%
Valid votes
3,56,071
Margin
1,73,934
48.85%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1DODDAV ARAPUKAMAKSHIAHIndian National Congress · INC2,35,65866.2%
  2. 2BANGAPULAKSHMANBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS61,72417.3%
  3. 3SWARNA VEMAYYACommunist Party of India · CPI34,2669.6%
  4. 4MANGALAGIRINANDASIndependent · IND8,8042.5%
  5. 5E. V. CHINNAIAHMLP · MLP7,8282.2%
  6. 6VALLAMPENCHALAIAHIndependent · IND4,4761.3%
  7. 7DASINARASIMHANIndependent · IND3,3150.9%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJS swing
+15.9%
INC share
33.0% → 66.2%
BJS share
0.0% → 17.3%
Turnout
70.6% → 59.7%
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