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224. Bombay South

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-BOMBAY-SOUTH

INC 47.1%won by 6.7%IND 40.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 6.7%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 38.8% to 47.1% of the vote here (+8.3%).
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 40.4% — it polled just 1.0% in 1967.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.5% to 62.1%.

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

Electorate
4,73,507
Turnout
62.1%
Valid votes
2,93,850
Margin
19,749
6.72%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
SSP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCIND swing
−31.1%
INC share
38.8% 47.1%
IND share
1.0% 40.4%
Turnout
65.6% 62.1%