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230. Mahasamund

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1991

IN-MAHASAMUND

INC 48.9%won by 5.1%BJP 43.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Dal (JD) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 5.1%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 43.3% to 48.9% of the vote here (+5.5%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 43.8% — it did not contest here in 1989.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 13.2% to 46.3%.

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

Electorate
9,07,199
Turnout
46.3%
Valid votes
4,20,287
Margin
21,479
5.11%

Candidates

13 contested · winner INC
  1. 1PAWAN DIWANIndian National Congress · INC2,05,36248.9%
  2. 2CHANDRASHEKAR SAHUBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,83,88343.8%
  3. 3CHANDRASHEKARIndependent · IND7,4581.8%
  4. 4CHANDRIKAJanata Dal · JD6,9351.7%
  5. 5GANPAT RAM SENIndependent · IND4,6371.1%
  6. 6KAUSHAL KISHOR MISHRAJanahitha Paksha · JP3,8490.9%
  7. 7RAMSHARAN CHANDRAKERBahujan Samaj Party · BSP2,9430.7%
  8. 8GUNNIDHI LAL AGARWALIndependent · IND1,4000.3%
  9. 9SHAKIR ALI ISSAQ ALLIIndependent · IND1,0360.2%
  10. 10BHANU PRATAP KHUNTEDDP · DDP8830.2%
  11. 11SULTAN SINGH YADAVIndependent · IND8590.2%
  12. 12UBHAY RAM SAHUIndependent · IND6380.2%
  13. 13SHYAM KUMARI (W)Independent · IND4040.1%

Since 1989

Derived
Winner then
JD
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–BJP swing
−38.2%
INC share
43.3% → 48.9%
BJP share
0.0% → 43.8%
Turnout
59.5% → 46.3%
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