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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1971

East Delhi

Parliamentary constituency 4 (GEN) · Delhi

State boardDelhi 1971

[01]Result · 1971

#4 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants6
Electors3,58,046
Votes polled2,28,685
Turnout63.9%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerH. K. L. BhagatIndian National Congress1,46,63264.1% of votes
MARGIN74,250 votes · 32.5 pp1,46,632 − 72,382
Runner-upHardyal Devgun Bharatiya Jana Sangh72,38231.7% of votes
INC 67.0% of top-two votesBJS 33.0%

All candidates 6

  1. 01 H. K. L. BhagatINC1,46,632 64.1%
  2. 02 Hardyal DevgunBJS72,382 31.7%
  3. 03 Fateh SinghINCO5,717 2.5%
  4. 04 Kishan SinghIND1,673 0.7%
  5. 05 Keshav DevSWA1,279 0.6%
  6. 06 Abdul JabbarIND1,002 0.4%

Turnout 63.9%

025507510063.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 63.9%

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 7 seats, 197163.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 2,28,685Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

  1. 2024
    9.2 pp
    Bansuri SwarajBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2019
    27.9 pp
    Meenakashi LekhiBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2014
    16.8 pp
    Meenakashi LekhiBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2009
    24.5 pp
    Ajay MakanIndian National Congress
  5. 2004
    19.3 pp
    Sandeep DikshitIndian National Congress
  6. 1999
    8.0 pp
    Lal Bihari TiwariBharatiya Janata Party
  7. 1998
    3.9 pp
    Lal Bihari TiwariBharatiya Janata Party
  8. 1997
    22.6 pp
    Lal Bihari TiwariBharatiya Janata Party
  9. 1996
    13.6 pp
    B.L. Sharma "prem"Bharatiya Janata Party
  10. 1991
    8.1 pp
    B.L. Sharma 'prem'Bharatiya Janata Party
  11. 1989
    24.0 pp
    H. K. L. BhagatIndian National Congress
  12. 1984
    61.1 pp
    H.K.L.BhagatIndian National Congress
  13. 1980
    20.7 pp
    H.K.L. BhagatIndian National Congress
  14. 1977
    37.1 pp
    Kishore LalBharatiya Lok Dal
  15. 1971
    32.5 pp
    H. K. L. BhagatIndian National Congress
  16. 1967
    3.3 pp
    H. DevgunBharatiya Jana Sangh
  17. 1962
    26.1 pp
    Nawal PrabhakarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 61.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 95.8% of votes; the other 4 candidates 4.2% between them.

    (1,46,632 + 72,382) ÷ 2,28,685 = 95.8% · 9,671 ÷ 2,28,685 = 4.2%

  2. Turnout of 63.9% matched the state's median seat.

    63.9 − 63.9 = 0.0

  3. The margin widened from 3.3 pp in 1967 to 32.5 pp.

    32.5 − 3.3 = +29.2 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: BJS in 1967, INC in 1971.

    1967 BJS · 1971 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines2,28,685
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled2,28,685
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

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

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1971 · Delhi · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates6 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 7 seats on the Delhi Lok Sabha 1971 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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