In my previous post, I generated a plot which binned constituencies based on number of parties that won in that constituency. We got a plot that showed majority of the constituencies having elected 3-8 parties. A few of them fell in the extremes in the plot having elected less than 3 or more than 8 parties over all the election years. In this post, I have listed those constituencies which fall in the extremes. A point to note is that those constituencies which had one party elected were newly formed or created in 2008. So they cannot be truly said that they have one elected party. They have not stood the test of time.
List of constituencies which have one elected party:
| State | Constituency | Winning Party |
| BIHAR | PATNA SAHIB1 | BJP |
| GUJARAT | AHMEDABAD EAST2 | BJP |
| GUJARAT | AHMEDABAD WEST3 | BJP |
| GUJARAT | NAVSARI | BJP |
| KARNATAKA | BANGALORE CENTRAL | BJP |
| KARNATAKA | HAVERI4 | BJP |
| KARNATAKA | DHARWAD5 | BJP |
| KERALA | PATHANAMTHITTA | INC |
| KERALA | WAYANAD | INC |
| MAHARASHTRA | DINDORI | BJP |
| MAHARASHTRA | KALYAN | SHS |
| MAHARASHTRA | MAVAL | SHS |
| UTTAR PRADESH | GHAZIABAD | BJP |
| WEST BENGAL | KOLKATA DAKSHIN | AITC |
| WEST BENGAL | KOLKATA UTTAR | AITC |
| MADHYA PRADESH | CHHINDWARA | INC |
| MAHARASHTRA | RAVER | BJP |
| GUJARAT | BHARUCH | BJP |
1-Formed in 2008. BJP won in 2009, 2014, 2019. Until 2004 it was one constituency as Patna. After 2008, it got split into two – Pataliputra and Patna Sahib. As Patna constituency from 1951 to 2004, there were 6 parties who won in that constituency
2-Formed in 2008. BJP won in 2009, 2014, 2019. Until 2004, it was under one constituency Ahmedabad. BJP won in Ahmedabad constituency from 1989 to 2004
3-Formed in 2008. BJP won in 2009, 2014, 2019. Until 2004, it was under one constituency Ahmedabad. BJP won in Ahmedabad constituency from 1989 to 2004
4-Formed in 2008. Before it was part of Dharwad South, Dharwad North and Bagalkot constituencies.
5-Formed in 2008. Until 2004 elections, it was as two constituencies – Dharwad North and Dharwad South
List of constituencies with 9 or more elected parties:
| State | Constituency | Recent winning party | Party with number of wins |
| UTTAR PRADESH | BARA BANKI | BJP | IND – 2, INC – 4, SOC – 1, SSP – 1, BLD – 1, JD – 1, JNP(S) – 1, BSP – 1, SP – 2, BJP – 3 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | MIRZAPUR | ADAL | INC-5, BJS-1, BLD-1, INC(I)-1, JD-1, BJP-2, SP-3, BSP-1, AD-1, ADAL-1 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | KAIRANA | BJP | IND-1, SSP-1, INC-2, BLD-1, JNP(S)-1, JD-2, SP-1, BJP-3, RLD-1, BSP-1 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | BALLIA | BJP | INC-6, IND-1, SP-2, BLD-1, JNP-1, JD-1, JP-1, SAP-1, SJP(R)-3, BJP-2 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | AMROHA | BSP | INC-3, CPI-2, BLD-1, JNP(S)-1, JD-1, BJP-3, SP-1, BSP-2, IND-1, RLD-1 |
| HARYANA | HISSAR | BJP | INC-7, SOC-1, BJD-1, JNP(S)-1, JD-1, HVP-1, HLD®-1, INLD-2, HJCBL-1, BJP-1 |
| BIHAR | AURANGABAD | BJP | INC-4, NCP-1, BLD-1, JNP-1, IND-1, JD-1, SHS-3, SAP-1, JD(U)-1, BJP-2 |
| BIHAR | ARRAH | BJP | BLD-1, JNP(S)-1, INC-1, IPF-1, JD-2, SAP-1, RJD-2, JD(U)-1, BJP-2 |
| JHARKHAND | CHATRA | BJP | CNSPJP-1, SWA-1, IND-2, INC-3, BLD-1, JD-2, BJP-4, RJD-2 |
| TAMIL NADU | MADURAI | CPIM | INC-9, CPI-1, CPM-3, TMC(M)-1, JP-1, DMK-1, ADMK-1, CPIM-1 |
| TAMIL NADU | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | INC | IND-1, INC-5, CPI-3, CPM-1, DMK-1, TMC(M)-1, BJP-2, MDMK-1, ADMK-2 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | ALIGARH | BJP | INC-6, REP-1, IND-1, BKD-1, BLD-1, JNP(S)-1, JD-1, BJP-6, BSP-1 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | ETAWAH | BJP | IND-1, INC-4, SSP-1, BLD-1, JNP(S)-1, JD-1, BSP-1, SP-4, BJP-3 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | GHOSI | BSP | INC-4, CPI-3, BLD-1, JNP-1, IND-1, SAP-1, BSP-3, SP-1, BJP-1 |
It will be intriguing to delve deeper into these constituencies to understand the factors that may have major influence in selecting a party.
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