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243. Chimur

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-CHIMUR

INC 68.5%won by 45.8%RPK 22.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 14.5% to 45.8%.

  • New challengerRPK (RPK) finished second with 22.8% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 91.3% of the vote between them, up from 64.6% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.2% to 63.8%.

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

Electorate
5,34,997
Turnout
63.8%
Valid votes
3,41,351
Margin
1,56,266
45.78%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1KRISHNARAO DAGOJI THAKURIndian National Congress · INC2,33,92868.5%
  2. 2HANSRAJ GANAPATRAO GAJBHIYERPK · RPK77,66222.8%
  3. 3NARAYANSINGH SAMPATSINGH UIKESamyukta Socialist Party · SSP15,7824.6%
  4. 4RAGHUNATH HARI BRAMHANKARIndependent · IND10,0242.9%
  5. 5DAMODHAR LAXMAN KALEIndependent · IND2,4210.7%
  6. 6PARSHURAM SHRIRAM DHABEKARIndependent · IND1,5340.4%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–RPK swing
+6.3%
INC share
39.5% → 68.5%
RPK share
0.0% → 22.8%
Turnout
61.6% → 63.8%
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