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Constituency

70. Niphad

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-NIPHAD

INC 68.5%won by 38.1%IND 30.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 38.1%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 49.2% to 68.5% of the vote here (+19.4%).
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
74,893
Margin
28,529
38.09%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
IND
Winner now
INCflipped
INCIND swing
+39.1%
INC share
49.2% 68.5%
IND share
50.2% 30.4%
Turnout