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Constituency

149. Sakoli

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-SAKOLI

INC 45.4%won by 4.3%JNP 41.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.1% to 4.3%.

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 4.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 41.1% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 86.5% of the vote between them, up from 81.2% — 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
87,905
Margin
3,815
4.34%

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
−45.8%
INC share
50.1% 45.4%
JNP share
0.0% 41.1%
Turnout