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233. Chhindwara

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-CHHINDWARA

INC 50.1%won by 9.5%JD 40.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 44.0% to 9.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 17.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 40.6% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.8% to 51.0%.

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

Electorate
8,28,757
Turnout
51.0%
Valid votes
4,22,404
Margin
40,104
9.49%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJD swing
−57.7%
INC share
67.2% 50.1%
JD share
0.0% 40.6%
Turnout
54.8% 51.0%