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Constituency

126. Chandur

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-CHANDUR

INC 71.0%won by 53.9%JNP 17.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 62.7% to 53.9%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 17.1% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.1% of the vote between them, up from 80.4% — 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
74,109
Margin
39,966
53.93%

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
−17.6%
INC share
71.5% 71.0%
JNP share
0.0% 17.1%
Turnout