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Election Commission of India held the 11th presidential elections of India on 17 July 1997. K. R. Narayanan with 956,290 votes won over his nearest rival T. N. Seshan who got 50,631 votes. K.R. Narayanan was the first dalit to be President of India.
Results
| States
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No. of MLA/MPs
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Value of each Vote
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K. R. Narayanan (Votes)
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K. R. Narayanan (Values)
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T. N. Seshan (Votes)
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T. N. Seshan (Values)
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Invalid (Votes)
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Invalid (Values)
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| Members of Parliament
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776
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708
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676
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478,608
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26
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18,408
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32
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22,656
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| Andhra Pradesh
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294
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148
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254
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37,592
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9
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1,332
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17
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2,516
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| Arunachal Pradesh
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60
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8
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56
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448
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0
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0
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3
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24
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| Assam
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126
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116
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110
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12,760
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5
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580
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1
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116
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| Bihar
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324
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174
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285
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49,590
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8
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1,392
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15
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2,610
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| Goa
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40
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20
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35
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700
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2
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40
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3
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60
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| Gujarat
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182
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147
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156
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22,932
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11
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1,617
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7
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1,029
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| Haryana
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90
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112
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77
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8,624
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3
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336
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6
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672
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| Himachal Pradesh
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68
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51
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63
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3,213
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0
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0
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2
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102
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| Jammu and Kashmir
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87
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72
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74
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5,328
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1
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72
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4
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288
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| Karnataka
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224
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131
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191
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25,021
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13
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1,703
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11
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1,441
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| Kerala
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140
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152
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135
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20,520
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0
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0
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2
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304
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| Madhya Pradesh
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320
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130
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296
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38,480
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9
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1,170
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13
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1,690
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| Maharashtra
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288
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175
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173
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30,275
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96
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16,800
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1
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175
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| Manipur
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60
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18
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52
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936
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4
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72
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0
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0
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| Meghalaya
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60
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17
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43
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731
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10
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170
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4
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68
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| Mizoram
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40
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8
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34
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272
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2
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16
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0
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0
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| Nagaland
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60
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9
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55
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495
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2
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18
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0
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0
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| Orissa
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147
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149
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132
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19,668
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0
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0
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9
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1,341
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| Punjab
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117
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116
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106
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12,296
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1
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116
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7
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812
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| Rajasthan
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200
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129
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174
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22,446
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4
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516
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12
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1,548
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| Sikkim
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32
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7
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31
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217
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Tamil Nadu
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234
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176
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229
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40304
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2
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352
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2
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352
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| Tripura
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60
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26
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59
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1534
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Uttar Pradesh
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425
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208
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377
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78,416
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24
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4,992
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7
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1,456
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| West Bengal
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294
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151
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272
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41,072
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5
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755
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4
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604
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| Delhi
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70
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58
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58
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3,364
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3
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174
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8
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464
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| Pondicherry
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30
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16
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28
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448
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0
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0
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1
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16
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| TOTAL
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4,848
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3,232
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4,231
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956,290
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240
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50,631
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171
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22,656
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| Source: Election Commission of India.[1]
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