Constituency
104. Chikhli
Community mirrorMaharashtra Assembly Election, 1978
MH-CHIKHLI
INC 32.5%won by 0.2%INC 32.2%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.0% to 0.2%.
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 18.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 64.7% between them, down from 77.9% — the field split more ways.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
85,617
Margin
178
0.21%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1BONDRE JANARDAN DATTUAPPAIndian National Congress · INC27,78532.5%
- 2BHARAT RAJABHAU BONDREIndian National Congress · INC27,60732.2%
- 3KESHVRAO JAYAWANTARAO BAHEKARJanata Party · JNP27,44732.1%
- 4CHINTAMAN MAHADEO KHARATIndependent · IND1,5571.8%
- 5VIDWANS BALWANT NARAYANIndependent · IND6380.7%
- 6HIWALE DATTA GANGARAMIndependent · IND5830.7%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–INC swing
- 0.0%
- INC share
- 50.4% → 32.5%
- INC share
- 50.4% → 32.5%
- Turnout
- — → —