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247. Chhindwara

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Madhya Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1999

IN-CHHINDWARA

INC 64.0%won by 30.2%BJP 33.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 22.1% to 30.2%.

  • TurnoutTurnout fell 9.7% to 59.2%.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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

Electorate
10,55,697
Turnout
59.2%
Valid votes
6,25,024
Margin
1,88,928
30.23%

Candidates

8 contested · winner INC
  1. 1Kamal NathIndian National Congress · INC3,99,90464.0%
  2. 2Santosh JainBharatiya Janata Party · BJP2,10,97633.8%
  3. 3Raju NimadeIndependent · IND5,1440.8%
  4. 4Naushad AliIndependent · IND3,2120.5%
  5. 5Kailash Chandra KoriIndependent · IND2,3730.4%
  6. 6Govindi ( Shayama Dhurve)Garvi Gujarat Party · GGP1,7350.3%
  7. 7Thakur Hement Singh SengerIndependent · IND1,0300.2%
  8. 8VishalIndependent · IND6500.1%

Since 1998

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
+8.2%
INC share
58.4% → 64.0%
BJP share
36.3% → 33.8%
Turnout
68.9% → 59.2%
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