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245. Wardha

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-WARDHA

INC 75.7%won by 62.9%IND 12.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.1% to 62.9%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.6% of the vote between them, up from 72.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 5.0% to 72.3%.

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

Electorate
5,49,480
Turnout
72.3%
Valid votes
3,96,997
Margin
2,49,517
62.85%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1JAGJIWANRAO GANPATRAO KADAMIndian National Congress · INC3,00,64575.7%
  2. 2RAMCHANDRA MAROTRAO GHANGAREIndependent · IND51,12812.9%
  3. 3KAMALNAYAN JAMNALAL BAJAJNCO · NCO33,2438.4%
  4. 4BALKRISHNA RAMCHANDRARAO WASNIKIndependent · IND2,9990.8%
  5. 5VASANTRAO KRISHNARAO GULHANEPBI · PBI2,1410.5%
  6. 6DHARMARAJ DAMODHAR TELANGIndependent · IND2,0830.5%
  7. 7GHANSHAM RAJERAMJI BHAGATIndependent · IND2,0500.5%
  8. 8NILKANTH VISHWANATH LADIndependent · IND1,8060.5%
  9. 9MESHRAM TULSIRAM BAKARAMIndependent · IND9020.2%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–IND swing
+54.7%
INC share
40.4% → 75.7%
IND share
32.3% → 12.9%
Turnout
67.3% → 72.3%
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