Constituency
242. Dhar
Community mirrorMadhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989
IN-DHAR
INC 46.9%won by 2.3%BJP 44.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 32.8% to 2.3%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 17.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 3.9% to 56.5%.
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Electorate
8,89,675
Turnout
56.5%
Valid votes
5,02,731
Margin
11,771
2.34%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1SURAJ BHANU SHIV BHANU SOLANKIIndian National Congress · INC2,35,91246.9%
- 2UMARAO SINGH PARWAT SINGHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP2,24,14144.6%
- 3MANGILAL DHULIAIndependent · IND16,1653.2%
- 4LALLU BALADDP · DDP13,3842.7%
- 5RAM SINGH BHERAJI PATELIndependent · IND13,1292.6%
Since 1984
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BJP swing
- −30.4%
- INC share
- 64.0% → 46.9%
- BJP share
- 31.3% → 44.6%
- Turnout
- 60.4% → 56.5%