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Constituency

297. Sholapur

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Maharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1999

IN-SHOLAPUR

INC 47.5%won by 12.8%BJP 34.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.2% to 12.8%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 82.2% between them, down from 93.7% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
10,26,006
Turnout
58.8%
Valid votes
6,03,446
Margin
76,995
12.76%

Since 1998

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJP swing
−4.4%
INC share
55.4% 47.5%
BJP share
38.2% 34.7%
Turnout
60.2% 58.8%