Constituency
56. Dahanu
Community mirrorMaharashtra Assembly Election, 1967
MH-DAHANU
INC 52.2%won by 15.6%CPM 36.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 6.5% to 15.6%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 36.6% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.8% of the vote between them, up from 76.3% — a tighter two-way contest.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
39,501
Margin
6,158
15.59%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1M. G. KADUIndian National Congress · INC20,62752.2%
- 2N. R. OZARYACommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM14,46936.6%
- 3D. N. BENDARBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS2,8137.1%
- 4K. N. BHIMARAPraja Socialist Party · PSP1,5924.0%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–CPM swing
- −25.8%
- INC share
- 41.4% → 52.2%
- CPM share
- 0.0% → 36.6%
- Turnout
- — → —