Constituency
242. Phaltan
Community mirrorMaharashtra Assembly Election, 1967
MH-PHALTAN
INC 47.2%won by 3.4%IND 43.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 53.9% to 3.4%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 26.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 43.8% — it did not contest here in 1962.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
52,438
Margin
1,770
3.38%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1K. R. BHOITEIndian National Congress · INC24,74947.2%
- 2V. M. NAIKNIMBALKARIndependent · IND22,97943.8%
- 3B. A. JAGTAPCommunist Party of India · CPI1,8563.5%
- 4B. A. KHARATIndependent · IND1,1362.2%
- 5W. V. PAWARIndependent · IND9431.8%
- 6R. G. CHAVANIndependent · IND7751.5%
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–IND swing
- −70.7%
- INC share
- 74.1% → 47.2%
- IND share
- 0.0% → 43.8%
- Turnout
- — → —