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287. Shimoga

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Mysore · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-SHIMOGA

INC 71.8%won by 45.0%SSP 26.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 45.0%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 45.6% to 71.8% of the vote here (+26.2%).
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 8.6% to 55.0%.

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

Electorate
5,35,265
Turnout
55.0%
Valid votes
2,94,487
Margin
1,32,442
44.97%

Candidates

3 contested · winner INC
  1. 1T. V. CHANDRASHEKARAPPA VEERABASAPPAIndian National Congress · INC2,11,55371.8%
  2. 2J. H. PATELSamyukta Socialist Party · SSP79,11126.9%
  3. 3S. GURUCHIDAMBARAIndependent · IND3,8231.3%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
SSP
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–SSP swing
+53.8%
INC share
45.6% → 71.8%
SSP share
54.4% → 26.9%
Turnout
63.6% → 55.0%
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