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97. Khunti

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-KHUNTI

BJP 33.2%won by 1.1%JKD 32.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which now leads by 1.1%.

  • BJP vote shareBJP went from 17.7% to 33.2% of the vote here (+15.5%).
  • New challengerJKD (JKD) finished second with 32.0% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 6.1% to 44.1%.

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

Electorate
7,55,724
Turnout
44.1%
Valid votes
3,33,260
Margin
3,785
1.14%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
BJPflipped
BJPJKD swing
−16.5%
BJP share
17.7% 33.2%
JKD share
0.0% 32.0%
Turnout
38.0% 44.1%