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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Khandwa

Assembly constituency 263 (GEN) · Madhya Pradesh

State boardMadhya Pradesh 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#263 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants3
Electors69,662
Votes polled45,276
Turnout65.0%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerGangacharan MishraIndian National Congress27,49260.7% of votes
MARGIN10,739 votes · 23.7 pp27,492 − 16,753
Runner-upMang Lal Bhatta Bharatiya Jana Sangh16,75337.0% of votes
INC 62.1% of top-two votesBJS 37.9%

All candidates 3

  1. 01 Gangacharan MishraINC27,492 60.7%
  2. 02 Mang Lal BhattaBJS16,753 37.0%
  3. 03 Govind Prasad GiteyINCO1,031 2.3%

Turnout 65.0%

025507510065.0%TURNOUT◦ state median 52.7%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 296 seats, 197252.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 45,276Verified

Seat history 1998–1962

  1. 1998
    4.0 pp
    Lal Singh RanawatBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 1993
    6.4 pp
    Dileep Singh GurjarIndian National Congress
  3. 1990
    12.2 pp
    Lal SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 1985
    6.1 pp
    Ranchhodlal AanjnaIndian National Congress
  5. 1980
    6.5 pp
    Purushottam Rao VipatBharatiya Janata Party
  6. 1977
    15.2 pp
    Purusottam VipatJanata Party
  7. 1972
    23.7 pp
    Gangacharan MishraIndian National Congress
  8. 1967
    1.0 pp
    KrishnaraoBharatiya Jana Sangh
  9. 1962
    7.2 pp
    Bhalchandra BagdareBharatiya Jana Sangh

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 23.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 97.7% of votes; the other 1 candidate 2.3% between them.

    (27,492 + 16,753) ÷ 45,276 = 97.7% · 1,031 ÷ 45,276 = 2.3%

  2. Turnout of 65.0% was 12.3 pp above the state's median seat (52.7%).

    65.0 − 52.7 = +12.3

  3. The margin widened from 1.0 pp in 1967 to 23.7 pp.

    23.7 − 1.0 = +22.7 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: BJS in 1967, INC in 1972.

    1967 BJS · 1972 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines45,276
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled45,276
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1972 · Madhya Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 296 seats on the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1972 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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