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Constituency

111. Akola

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-AKOLA

INC 51.1%won by 18.0%JNP 33.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 45.0% to 18.0%.

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 10.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 33.1% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 84.2% of the vote between them, up from 77.5% — a tighter two-way 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
72,067
Margin
12,997
18.03%

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
−43.3%
INC share
61.3% 51.1%
JNP share
0.0% 33.1%
Turnout