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Parliamentary Constituency Watch – Azamgarh
Azamgarh is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. It comprises 5 assembly constituencies and 1 district. The Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat has witnessed several winning candidates and parties since its inception. Azamgarh Parliamentary Constituency has seen a variety of winners since its inception in 1952. The first winner was Algu Rai…
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Gujarat – Party-wise Seats in the 2017 Assembly Elections
There were 182 constituencies in contention for the 14th legislative assembly elections in Gujarat. The BJP party retained power in the state for the sixth time with 99 seats, while INC secured 77 seats. 3 seats were won by other parties and 3 seats went to IND. Both BJP and INC will be rounding up their strategies to edge past each other in the…
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Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha – INC’s Position in the Last 3 General Elections
In 2009, INC won only the Mandi constituency and was positioned 2nd in the other 3 seats. The next two general elections in the state saw the party ranked 2nd in all 4 seats; losing to BJP in all 4 seats for consecutive terms. INC will need to make major overhauls in its planning and execution if it hopes to edge past the BJP and regain its dominance in the hill state.…
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Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha – Party-wise Vote Share from 2009 to 2019
BJP received 49.58% of the vote share in the 2009 elections, 53.85% in 2014 and a significantly increased vote share of 69.71% in 2019. INC, on the other hand, garnered a vote share of 45.61% in 2009, 41.07% in 2014 and 27.53% in 2019. The last 3 general elections witnessed the BJP emerging as the dominating party in the hill state in terms…
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Himachal Pradesh – Lok Sabha Results from 2009 to 2019
The hill state is divided into four parliamentary constituencies. In the 2009 elections, BJP won 3 seats while 1 seat was secured by INC. In the next two general elections-2014 &2019, BJP triumphed in all 4 seats. Himachal Pradesh traditionally witnesses a dual contest between BJP and INC. However, BJP has emerged as the dominating party, winning all…
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Himachal Pradesh – Swing Seats for INC in 2017
In the 2012 assembly elections, INC contested all 68 seats in the state and managed to win 36 seats. The 2017 elections saw a swing in 24 constituencies from INC to other parties. The party lost 23 seats to BJP and 1 seat went to CPI(M). In 7 seats the losing margin was above 15%.…
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Himachal Pradesh – Swing Seats for BJP in 2017
In the 2012 assembly elections, BJP contested all 68 seats in the state and managed to win 26 seats. The 2017 elections saw a swing in 8 constituencies from BJP to other parties. The party lost 6 seats to INC and the other 2 went to IND. However, the losing margin for BJP in seats remained below 10%. BJP will…
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Himachal Pradesh – Low Margin Wins and Loses for INC in the 2017 Assembly Elections
There were in total 16 constituencies where INC had low winning/losing margin. Among these seats, the party won 10 and faced defeat in 6 of them. In both winning and losing constituencies, the margin remained below 4%. All the constituencies in losing cause were lost to BJP. With state elections just around the corner, INC would like to further consolidate its number of seats by converting these low-margin losses into wins to return to…
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Himachal Pradesh – Low Margin Wins and Loses for BJP in the 2017 Assembly Elections
There were in total 17 constituencies where BJP had low winning/losing margin. Among these seats, the party won 6 and faced defeat in 11 of them. In both winning and losing constituencies, the margin remained below 4%. In the losing constituencies, it was defeated by INC in 10 seats while 1 seat was lost to IND. With state elections…
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Himachal Pradesh – Overall Vote Share of Parties in Last 2 Assembly Elections
In the 2012 elections, INC got 42.81% of the vote share and formed the government while BJP received 38.67% of the vote share. IND got 12.14% and HLP got 2.40% of the vote share. In 2017, it was the BJP that gained a maximum vote share of 48.79% whereas the INC’s vote share decreased to 41.68%. IND and CPI(M) received 6.34% and 1.47% of the vote share respectively.…
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Himachal Pradesh – Overall Result of Last 2 Assembly Elections in the State
In 2012, INC secured 36 seats and went on to form the government in the state whereas BJP won 26 seats. 5 seats were won by IND and 1 seat went to HLP. In the 2017 elections, BJP came to power by winning 44 seats while INC managed to win 21 seats. IND and CPI (M) won 2 seats and 1 seat…