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41. Andheri

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-ANDHERI

JNP 44.8%won by 22.3%INC 22.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 22.3%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • JNP vote shareJNP went from 0.0% to 44.8% of the vote here (+44.8%).
  • Multi-cornered5 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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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Valid votes
83,914
Margin
18,747
22.34%

Candidates

10 contested · winner JNP
  1. 1NILKANT SAMANTJanata Party · JNP37,58544.8%
  2. 2SHARMA C.M.Indian National Congress · INC18,83822.4%
  3. 3RAMNATH PANDEYIndian National Congress · INC11,55813.8%
  4. 4KISAN WAGHMAREShiv Sena · SHS8,3229.9%
  5. 5HEGDE MUDALKATTE JAGANNATHIndependent · IND4,9195.9%
  6. 6CARWALO LEO JANORIOUSIndependent · IND1,4101.7%
  7. 7MADADIK SHANKAR RAMCHANDRAIndependent · IND7040.8%
  8. 8AJGOANKAR RAMIndependent · IND3020.4%
  9. 9ABDUL AZIZ ISMALIndependent · IND1780.2%
  10. 10MANUBHAI VASHIIndependent · IND980.1%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
JNPflipped
JNP–INC swing
+72.8%
JNP share
0.0% → 44.8%
INC share
50.5% → 22.4%
Turnout
— → —
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