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Constituency

179. Gangapur

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1972

MH-GANGAPUR

INC 68.4%won by 48.2%CPI 20.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 32.3% to 48.2%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 88.6% between them, down from 97.7% — the field split more ways.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered4 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
42,131
Margin
20,287
48.15%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPI swing
+15.9%
INC share
65.0% 68.4%
CPI share
32.7% 20.2%
Turnout