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39. Kurla

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1972

MH-KURLA

INC 58.8%won by 45.2%SHS 13.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.1% to 45.2%.

  • New challengerShiv Sena (SHS) finished second with 13.6% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 72.4% of the vote between them, up from 50.5% — 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
87,077
Margin
39,378
45.22%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1PRABHAKAR KASHINATH KUNTEIndian National Congress · INC51,22058.8%
  2. 2LEELADHAR BALAJI DAKEShiv Sena · SHS11,84213.6%
  3. 3GANGURDE KRISHNARAO RAGHORPI · RPI11,52313.2%
  4. 4SOHANSINGH KOHALISOP · SOP11,42413.1%
  5. 5MADHAV GIRJAJI MOREIndependent · IND8761.0%
  6. 6BIJAYNATH SHESHMANI DUBEIndependent · IND1920.2%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SHS swing
+14.9%
INC share
30.3% → 58.8%
SHS share
0.0% → 13.6%
Turnout
— → —
38. Matunga40. Bandra
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