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Constituency

175. Kandhar

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-KANDHAR

PWP 43.6%won by 15.2%INC 28.4%

What changed here

Derived

PWP held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 21.3% to 15.2%.

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 14.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.0% between them, down from 95.3% — 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
68,443
Margin
10,403
15.20%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
PWP
Winner now
PWP
PWPINC swing
−6.1%
PWP share
58.3% 43.6%
INC share
37.0% 28.4%
Turnout