Election
Constituency

256. Sangli

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1972

MH-SANGLI

INC 82.4%won by 73.0%BJS 9.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.5% to 73.0%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 9.4% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 91.7% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
66,994
Margin
48,904
73.00%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJS swing
+18.7%
INC share
54.3% 82.4%
BJS share
0.0% 9.4%
Turnout