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Constituency

95. Jalgaon

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-JALGAON

INC 40.3%won by 9.9%JNP 30.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 6.2% to 9.9%.

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

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 5.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 30.4% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 70.7% between them, down from 84.5% — 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
74,677
Margin
7,415
9.93%

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
INC
INCJNP swing
−35.4%
INC share
45.4% 40.3%
JNP share
0.0% 30.4%
Turnout