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305. Karad

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-KARAD

INC 62.0%won by 26.8%SHS 35.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 24.3% to 26.8%.

  • New challengerShiv Sena (SHS) finished second with 35.2% — it did not contest here in 1996.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.2% of the vote between them, up from 75.6% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.1% to 62.8%.

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

Electorate
10,26,239
Turnout
62.8%
Valid votes
6,44,693
Margin
1,72,907
26.82%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1CHAVAN PRITHVIRAJ DAJISAHEBIndian National Congress · INC3,99,79762.0%
  2. 2BHOSALE JAYAWANTRAO KRISHNAShiv Sena · SHS2,26,89035.2%
  3. 3AGA ALLAUDDIN YAKUBIndependent · IND6,9441.1%
  4. 4KULKARNI MANOHAR LAXMANIndependent · IND5,2750.8%
  5. 5ZENDE RAVINDRA VILASIndependent · IND2,5420.4%
  6. 6AWALE PARASHURAM DATTUIndependent · IND1,7140.3%
  7. 7DINKAR ALIAS DAJI KRISHNA JADHAVIndependent · IND1,5310.2%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SHS swing
−23.1%
INC share
50.0% → 62.0%
SHS share
0.0% → 35.2%
Turnout
60.7% → 62.8%
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