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Constituency

100. Chandigarh

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Chandigarh · India Lok Sabha Election, 2009

IN-CHANDIGARH

INC 46.9%won by 17.2%BJP 29.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 16.8% to 17.2%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.6% between them, down from 87.3% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 14.6% to 65.5%.

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

Electorate
5,24,444
Turnout
65.5%
Valid votes
3,43,557
Margin
58,967
17.16%

Since 2004

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJP swing
+0.3%
INC share
52.1% 46.9%
BJP share
35.2% 29.7%
Turnout
50.9% 65.5%