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Constituency

262. Jangaon

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978

AP-JANGAON

INC 39.5%won by 3.6%CPM 35.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 12.7% to 3.6%.

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

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Independent (IND) to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM).

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
66,514
Margin
2,371
3.56%

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
INCCPM swing
−22.0%
INC share
45.7% 39.5%
CPM share
20.2% 35.9%
Turnout