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Constituency

160. Wani

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-WANI

INC 67.6%won by 49.4%IND 18.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 49.4%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 44.2% to 67.6% of the vote here (+23.4%).
  • 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
74,190
Margin
36,645
49.39%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
IND
Winner now
INCflipped
INCIND swing
+49.6%
INC share
44.2% 67.6%
IND share
44.3% 18.2%
Turnout