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232. Bastar

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1991

IN-BASTAR

INC 44.9%won by 8.7%BJP 36.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.0% to 8.7%.

  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 81.1% of the vote between them, up from 68.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 6.4% to 25.8%.

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

Electorate
7,60,905
Turnout
25.8%
Valid votes
1,96,108
Margin
17,020
8.68%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1MANKURAM SODHIIndian National Congress · INC87,99344.9%
  2. 2RAJARAM TODEMBharatiya Janata Party · BJP70,97336.2%
  3. 3RAMNATH SARFECommunist Party of India · CPI31,66516.1%
  4. 4ARJUN SINGHBahujan Samaj Party · BSP1,6290.8%
  5. 5BAL SINGH DHRUWIndependent · IND1,5880.8%
  6. 6RAJARAM MARAVIDDP · DDP1,4800.8%
  7. 7SHYAM SUNDAR KASHYAPJanahitha Paksha · JP7800.4%

Since 1989

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
−6.3%
INC share
41.9% → 44.9%
BJP share
26.9% → 36.2%
Turnout
32.1% → 25.8%
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