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223. Gwalior

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-GWALIOR

INC 39.8%won by 3.7%BJP 36.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: MPVC (MPVC) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 3.7%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 5.6% to 39.8% of the vote here (+34.1%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 36.1% — it did not contest here in 1996.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 75.9% between them, down from 88.6% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 16.3% to 59.3%.

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

Electorate
12,05,016
Turnout
59.3%
Valid votes
7,15,053
Margin
26,279
3.68%

Candidates

17 contested · winner INC
  1. 1MADHAVRAO SCINDIAIndian National Congress · INC2,84,36539.8%
  2. 2JAYBHAN SINGH PAVAIYABharatiya Janata Party · BJP2,58,08636.1%
  3. 3ENG. PHOOLSINGH BARAIYABahujan Samaj Party · BSP1,36,80819.1%
  4. 4JWALAPRASAD KUSHAWAHJanata Dal · JD17,2702.4%
  5. 5DR. P.D. AGRAWALSDPMP · SDPMP4,6750.7%
  6. 6JAGDISH SINGHALAkhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha · ABHM1,8370.3%
  7. 7RAMNIWASIndependent · IND1,8140.3%
  8. 8YASHPAL KORILSWP · LSWP1,4730.2%
  9. 9SITARAM BALMIKIndependent · IND1,3950.2%
  10. 10P.C. JAINIndependent · IND1,3670.2%
  11. 11UDHAM SINGH YADAVAJBP · AJBP1,0750.2%
  12. 12MAHANT CHANDRAPRAKASH ALIAS CHANDRASHEKHAR SHARMAIndependent · IND1,0330.1%
  13. 13GOPAL AGRAWALIndependent · IND9280.1%
  14. 14DHARTI PAKAD MADAN LAL KANHAIYAIndependent · IND8880.1%
  15. 15RAJARAMIndependent · IND8780.1%
  16. 16RAJENDRAIndependent · IND7870.1%
  17. 17AMRITPAL SINGH SANDHUIndependent · IND3740.1%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
MPVC
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–BJP swing
−2.0%
INC share
5.6% → 39.8%
BJP share
0.0% → 36.1%
Turnout
43.0% → 59.3%
222. Bhind224. Guna
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