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217. Khandwa

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-KHANDWA

INC 51.5%won by 14.7%BJS 36.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.6% to 14.7%.

  • TurnoutTurnout fell 5.1% to 53.3%.

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

Electorate
5,21,637
Turnout
53.3%
Valid votes
2,78,024
Margin
40,890
14.71%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1GANGACHARAN DIKSHITIndian National Congress · INC1,43,12451.5%
  2. 2VIRENDRA KUMAR ANANDBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS1,02,23436.8%
  3. 3R. K. CHARISwatantra Party · SWA8,2423.0%
  4. 4RAMESHWAR AGNIBHOJIndependent · IND7,2222.6%
  5. 5ABDUL RAHMAN FARUKIPraja Socialist Party · PSP5,8602.1%
  6. 6NARMADA PRASAD UPADHYAYAIndependent · IND5,8292.1%
  7. 7MAHESH DUTTA MISHRAIndependent · IND5,5132.0%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJS swing
+14.1%
INC share
43.1% → 51.5%
BJS share
42.5% → 36.8%
Turnout
58.4% → 53.3%
216. Dhar218. Khargone
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