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204. Mandla

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-MANDLA

INC 47.5%won by 9.6%BJS 38.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 21.5% to 9.6%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Praja Socialist Party (PSP) to Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 85.5% of the vote between them, up from 64.0% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 9.8% to 23.1%.

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

Electorate
4,93,013
Turnout
23.1%
Valid votes
1,13,615
Margin
10,903
9.60%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJS swing
−16.0%
INC share
42.7% 47.5%
BJS share
17.1% 38.0%
Turnout
32.9% 23.1%