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Constituency

236. Bodhan

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978

AP-BODHAN

INC 54.2%won by 36.2%INC 18.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 15.0% to 36.2%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.2% between them, down from 80.8% — the field split more ways.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered4 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
63,692
Margin
23,086
36.25%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCINC swing
0.0%
INC share
47.9% 54.2%
INC share
47.9% 54.2%
Turnout