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Constituency

234. Shirdi

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-SHIRDI

INC 50.9%won by 16.9%JNP 34.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 16.9%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 44.8% to 50.9% of the vote here (+6.1%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 34.1% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 85.0% between them, down from 97.3% — 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
60,632
Margin
10,218
16.85%

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
INCJNP swing
−27.9%
INC share
44.8% 50.9%
JNP share
0.0% 34.1%
Turnout