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Constituency

106. Mehkar

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-MEHKAR

INC 53.0%won by 30.2%IND 22.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.7% to 30.2%.

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

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 75.9% between them, down from 92.8% — the field split more ways.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
73,839
Margin
22,315
30.22%

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
INCIND swing
+24.5%
INC share
49.2% 53.0%
IND share
43.5% 22.8%
Turnout