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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-LATUR

INC 65.0%won by 37.9%SSP 27.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 16.7% to 37.9%.

  • New challengerSamyukta Socialist Party (SSP) finished second with 27.0% — 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
5,75,350
Turnout
42.0%
Valid votes
2,41,364
Margin
91,494
37.91%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1TULSHIRAM DASHRATH KAMBLEIndian National Congress · INC1,56,77165.0%
  2. 2TUKARAM SADASHIV SHINGARESamyukta Socialist Party · SSP65,27727.0%
  3. 3PIRAJI PANDURANG KAMBLEIndependent · IND10,8644.5%
  4. 4MAROTRAO NAMDEORAOIndependent · IND5,0902.1%
  5. 5VITHALRAO LIMBAJI SURYAVANSHIIndependent · IND3,3621.4%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SSP swing
−16.5%
INC share
54.4% → 65.0%
SSP share
0.0% → 27.0%
Turnout
43.1% → 42.0%
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