India · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1971 GEN
Bhimappa Ellappa Choudhari of Indian National Congress won the Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency in India in the 1971 general election, with a winning margin of 47,693 votes (21.40%).
The constituency had 450,749 registered electors and 223,285 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 49.50%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1971 Lok Sabha election, Bhimappa Ellappa Choudhari of Indian National Congress secured victory in the Bijapur constituency () with a margin of 47,693 votes.
Out of 450,749 registered electors, 223,285 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 49.50%. A total of 0 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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