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198. Raipur

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-RAIPUR

INC 59.5%won by 36.5%BJS 23.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.8% to 36.5%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from JAC (JAC) to Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 82.5% of the vote between them, up from 66.1% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 10.1% to 41.4%.

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

Electorate
5,62,162
Turnout
41.4%
Valid votes
2,32,524
Margin
84,904
36.51%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1VIDYACHARAN SHUKLAIndian National Congress · INC1,38,33359.5%
  2. 2BABURAO PATELBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS53,42923.0%
  3. 3MANOHARLAL NANDUIndependent · IND11,7195.0%
  4. 4RAM ADHAR MANNULALIndependent · IND10,3644.5%
  5. 5KAMALNARAINIndependent · IND5,9892.6%
  6. 6RAMANAND NAROTTAMIndependent · IND4,2121.8%
  7. 7CHARANLAL SAHUIndependent · IND3,7461.6%
  8. 8LAXMAN ASARAMIndependent · IND2,7721.2%
  9. 9AHMEDULLAH KHAN MANSABDARKHANIndependent · IND1,9600.8%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJS swing
+17.2%
INC share
37.4% → 59.5%
BJS share
18.1% → 23.0%
Turnout
51.5% → 41.4%
197. Mahasamund199. Kanker
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