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242. Bhandara

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-BHANDARA

INC 76.6%won by 59.7%NCO 16.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 16.3% to 59.7%.

  • New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 16.9% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 93.5% of the vote between them, up from 72.5% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 6.0% to 58.6%.

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

Electorate
5,46,280
Turnout
58.6%
Valid votes
3,19,877
Margin
1,90,948
59.69%

Candidates

10 contested · winner INC
  1. 1VISHMBHARDAS JWALAPRASADJI DUBEIndian National Congress · INC2,44,94676.6%
  2. 2RANJITRAM ASHOK MEHTANCO · NCO53,99816.9%
  3. 3LAXMAN VITTHALRAO GEDAMIndependent · IND8,4492.6%
  4. 4LAXMAN MAROTI GHARDEIndependent · IND2,5670.8%
  5. 5BHIORAM HARISHCHANDRA SALAMIndependent · IND2,2160.7%
  6. 6SURYABHAN SHRIRAM UKEIndependent · IND1,9810.6%
  7. 7HANUMANDAS BHARTI HARIRAM AGRAWALIndependent · IND1,9010.6%
  8. 8ZINGRU NATHUJI CHOUDHRIIndependent · IND1,5140.5%
  9. 9DHARMSHEEL U. CHANIMAJI BHIKSHUIndependent · IND1,1930.4%
  10. 10MESHRAM MANIKRAO SITARAMIndependent · IND1,1120.3%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–NCO swing
+15.3%
INC share
44.4% → 76.6%
NCO share
0.0% → 16.9%
Turnout
64.6% → 58.6%
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