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Constituency

142. Tumsar

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-TUMSAR

INC 43.4%won by 22.7%JNP 20.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 2.2% to 22.7%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 20.7% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 64.1% between them, down from 84.9% — 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
77,145
Margin
17,508
22.69%

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
−20.9%
INC share
43.6% 43.4%
JNP share
0.0% 20.7%
Turnout