Election
Constituency

278. Chandrapur

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1991

IN-CHANDRAPUR

INC 41.9%won by 17.3%JD 24.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.3% to 17.3%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to Janata Dal (JD).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 66.6% between them, down from 72.0% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 11.7% to 49.9%.

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

Electorate
10,17,275
Turnout
49.9%
Valid votes
5,07,916
Margin
87,697
17.27%

Candidates

16 contested · winner INC
  1. 1POTDUKHE SHANTARAMIndian National Congress · INC2,12,94841.9%
  2. 2TEMURDE MORESHWAR VITHALRAOJanata Dal · JD1,25,25124.7%
  3. 3SUDHIR SACCHIDANAND MUNGANTIWARBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,23,12224.2%
  4. 4RAGE VISHVESHVAR RAO ATRAMBharatiya Rashtravadi Paksha · BRP22,4794.4%
  5. 5NAGPURE SAKHARAM KOLHUJIBahujan Samaj Party · BSP6,2581.2%
  6. 6TALANDI BAPU BONDAIndependent · IND4,9311.0%
  7. 7SHIRGEWAR VEERA LACHMADDP · DDP3,0220.6%
  8. 8KEDARI RAVINDRA WILLIAMIndependent · IND2,3060.5%
  9. 9BHAVSAR JESHTHAGAURI KESHAVBHAI (W)Independent · IND1,5520.3%
  10. 10KHOBRAGADE SHIVRAJ KHUJAJIIndependent · IND1,4450.3%
  11. 11BHAGWAN BANSILAL PATILJanahitha Paksha · JP1,3680.3%
  12. 12JAIRAM MUNIYEN PALLIKODTARIndependent · IND1,3250.3%
  13. 13PANDURANG JAYARAMJI BURELEIndependent · IND7830.2%
  14. 14MADIWAR CHANDU MASTERIndependent · IND5210.1%
  15. 15SHAMRAO VISHNU KHOBRAGADEIndependent · IND4060.1%
  16. 16SHALIKRAM CHINTAMAN BONDREIndependent · IND1990.0%

Since 1989

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JD swing
−16.5%
INC share
40.1% → 41.9%
JD share
6.4% → 24.7%
Turnout
61.6% → 49.9%
277. Chimur279. Wardha
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