Constituency
238. Akola
Community mirrorMaharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971
IN-AKOLA
INC 70.0%won by 45.7%BJS 24.3%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 13.5% to 45.7%.
- New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 24.3% — it did not contest here in 1967.
- Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,40,873
Turnout
67.4%
Valid votes
3,64,488
Margin
1,66,449
45.67%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1K. M. ASGAR HUSSAIN SARDARKHANIndian National Congress · INC2,55,16270.0%
- 2MOTIRAM UDEBHAN LAHANEBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS88,71324.3%
- 3DEVIDAS MAROTI KARALEPWP · PWP12,7823.5%
- 4SOHANI BAPUSAHEBIndependent · IND4,4671.2%
- 5KU. VIDYA KASTURIBAI JAINPBI · PBI3,3640.9%
Since 1967
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BJS swing
- −9.2%
- INC share
- 54.8% → 70.0%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 24.3%
- Turnout
- 66.8% → 67.4%