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196. Bilaspur

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-BILASPUR

INC 44.2%won by 4.0%BJS 40.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.7% to 4.0%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 84.4% between them, down from 90.3% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 4.4% to 41.8%.

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

Electorate
5,03,299
Turnout
41.8%
Valid votes
2,10,342
Margin
8,310
3.95%

Candidates

11 contested · winner INC
  1. 1RAMGOPAL TIWARIIndian National Congress · INC92,92844.2%
  2. 2MANHARANLAL PANDEYBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS84,61840.2%
  3. 3RATANLAL NAVRANGIndependent · IND5,8642.8%
  4. 4HARISHANKARIndependent · IND4,6632.2%
  5. 5METHEW JAHANIIndependent · IND4,4362.1%
  6. 6BENIRAMIndependent · IND4,2592.0%
  7. 7BAIJNATH PANDEIndependent · IND3,5871.7%
  8. 8SALIRAM SINGHRAULIndependent · IND3,2341.5%
  9. 9LALJEE PRASAD PATHAKIndependent · IND3,0721.5%
  10. 10SARYOO PRASAD AWASTHIIndependent · IND1,9160.9%
  11. 11KALAM PRASAD AHIREIndependent · IND1,7650.8%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJS swing
+3.2%
INC share
45.5% → 44.2%
BJS share
44.8% → 40.2%
Turnout
46.2% → 41.8%
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