Elections Archive

GEN · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999

Khandwa

Gangacharan Dikshit (INC) won by 40,890 votes (14.7%).

Electors
5,21,637
Votes polled
2,96,130
Valid votes
2,78,024
Turnout
56.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 14.7% (median 21.5%). Back to Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1971 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1998
Margin · 1999
20.3%(+13.4%)
Turnout
56.8%(-5.9%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
97.0%

Winning margin over time · Khandwa

1962196719711977198019841989199119961998199921%

Candidates

Candidates · Khandwa 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gangacharan DikshitWinnerINC1,43,12451.5%
2Virendra Kumar AnandBJS1,02,23436.8%
3R. K. ChariSWA8,2423.0%
4Rameshwar AgnibhojIND7,2222.6%
5Abdul Rahman FarukiPSP5,8602.1%
6Narmada Prasad UpadhyayaIND5,8292.1%
7Mahesh Dutta MishraIND5,5132.0%

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