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Constituency

294. Kolhapur

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-KOLHAPUR

INC 53.0%won by 7.9%PWP 45.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 35.2% to 7.9%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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

Electorate
8,93,490
Turnout
58.0%
Valid votes
5,18,260
Margin
41,128
7.94%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCPWP swing
−27.2%
INC share
65.3% 53.0%
PWP share
30.2% 45.1%
Turnout
57.6% 58.0%