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297. Sholapur

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-SHOLAPUR

BJP 33.8%won by 3.1%JD 30.7%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which now leads by 3.1%.

  • BJP vote shareBJP went from 36.9% to 33.8% of the vote here (−3.1%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to Janata Dal (JD).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 64.4% between them, down from 90.1% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
9,86,021
Turnout
55.2%
Valid votes
5,44,713
Margin
17,087
3.14%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
BJPflipped
BJPJD swing
−27.2%
BJP share
36.9% 33.8%
JD share
6.6% 30.7%
Turnout
55.1% 55.2%