Constituency
261. Satara
Community mirrorMaharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971
IN-SATARA
INC 77.2%won by 55.5%PWP 21.7%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 42.3% to 55.5%.
- 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
4,95,760
Turnout
64.3%
Valid votes
3,18,695
Margin
1,76,830
55.49%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1YESHAWANTRO BALAWANTRAO CHAVANIndian National Congress · INC2,46,10077.2%
- 2KESHAVRAO PATLOJI PAWARPWP · PWP69,27021.7%
- 3PANDURANG KONDIBA BORATEIndependent · IND3,3251.0%
Since 1967
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–PWP swing
- +13.2%
- INC share
- 68.8% → 77.2%
- PWP share
- 26.5% → 21.7%
- Turnout
- 65.8% → 64.3%