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408. Shahabad

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Uttar Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-SHAHABAD

INC 46.0%won by 11.1%BJS 35.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.4% to 11.1%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP) to Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS).
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 10.8% to 43.0%.

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

Electorate
5,48,161
Turnout
43.0%
Valid votes
2,35,782
Margin
26,071
11.06%

Candidates

11 contested · winner INC
  1. 1DHARMGAJ SINGHIndian National Congress · INC1,08,49546.0%
  2. 2GANGA BHAKT SINGHBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS82,42435.0%
  3. 3RAM BHAJAN LALBhartiya Krishak Dal · BKD14,7526.3%
  4. 4ZAFAR HUSAINIndependent · IND9,2913.9%
  5. 5DULAREY LAL ADIMIndependent · IND5,6742.4%
  6. 6MANOHARIndependent · IND3,7541.6%
  7. 7NATTHAIndependent · IND3,0281.3%
  8. 8SATTAR HUSSAINIndependent · IND2,7481.2%
  9. 9RAM LOTANIndependent · IND2,4341.0%
  10. 10YOGENDRA NATHIndependent · IND2,2060.9%
  11. 11IRSHAD ALI KHANIndependent · IND9760.4%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJS swing
−29.4%
INC share
43.4% → 46.0%
BJS share
3.0% → 35.0%
Turnout
53.8% → 43.0%
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