Election
Constituency

37. Mahim

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1972

MH-MAHIM

INC 63.6%won by 29.5%SHS 34.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 24.3% to 29.5%.

  • New challengerShiv Sena (SHS) finished second with 34.1% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.7% of the vote between them, up from 75.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
62,114
Margin
18,341
29.53%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1P. F. MICHAEL PETERIndian National Congress · INC39,50863.6%
  2. 2HEMCHANDRA GUPTEShiv Sena · SHS21,16734.1%
  3. 3DESMONDANTHONY D. SOUZASwatantra Party · SWA1,0781.7%
  4. 4KANU GOHILIndependent · IND2140.3%
  5. 5JANARDAN MAHADEV RANEIndependent · IND1470.2%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SHS swing
−20.5%
INC share
50.0% → 63.6%
SHS share
0.0% → 34.1%
Turnout
— → —
36. Dadar38. Matunga
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