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463. Machhlishahr

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Uttar Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-MACHHLISHAHR

BJP 34.5%won by 6.0%SP 28.5%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 7.4% to 6.0%.

  • New challengerSamajwadi Party (SP) finished second with 28.5% — it did not contest here in 1996.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 8.1% to 55.0%.

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

Electorate
12,51,473
Turnout
55.0%
Valid votes
6,88,734
Margin
41,534
6.03%

Candidates

12 contested · winner BJP
  1. 1CHINMAYANANDBharatiya Janata Party · BJP2,37,89534.5%
  2. 2HARIBANSH SINGHSamajwadi Party · SP1,96,36128.5%
  3. 3DURBALI RAM BINDBahujan Samaj Party · BSP1,54,09522.4%
  4. 4VIJAY CHAND PATELApna Dal (Kamerawadi) · AD38,1185.5%
  5. 5LAL BAHADUR YADAVJanata Dal · JD34,8875.1%
  6. 6SHIV PRATAP MISRA (BABA)Indian National Congress · INC15,7272.3%
  7. 7JAGANNATH VERMA (ADVOCATE)Independent · IND3,2870.5%
  8. 8UDAI PRATAPIndependent · IND1,9980.3%
  9. 9DR. MURLI HARIJANIndependent · IND1,9970.3%
  10. 10ANANT KUMARIndependent · IND1,7080.2%
  11. 11SABHAPATIIndependent · IND1,3400.2%
  12. 12AMAR KISHANSLPL · SLPL1,3210.2%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJP–SP swing
−31.1%
BJP share
37.1% → 34.5%
SP share
0.0% → 28.5%
Turnout
46.9% → 55.0%
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