Constituency
297. Sholapur
Community mirrorMaharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998
IN-SHOLAPUR
INC 55.4%won by 17.2%BJP 38.2%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 17.2%.
- INC vote shareINC went from 29.9% to 55.4% of the vote here (+25.5%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 93.7% of the vote between them, up from 64.4% — a tighter two-way contest.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 5.0% to 60.2%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
10,07,312
Turnout
60.2%
Valid votes
6,06,717
Margin
1,04,372
17.20%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1SHINDE SUSHILKUMAR SAMBHAJIRAOIndian National Congress · INC3,36,34655.4%
- 2VALYAL LINGRAJ BALRAIYYABharatiya Janata Party · BJP2,31,97438.2%
- 3SOU PATIL BHARATI RAVIKANTJanata Dal · JD26,8384.4%
- 4INGALE CHANDRAKANT KONDIBABahujan Samaj Party · BSP10,4431.7%
- 5SHAIKH FAIYAZ KAYYUMABHS · ABHS1,1160.2%
Since 1996
Derived- Winner then
- BJP
- Winner now
- INCflipped
- INC–BJP swing
- +21.1%
- INC share
- 29.9% → 55.4%
- BJP share
- 33.8% → 38.2%
- Turnout
- 55.2% → 60.2%