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Constituency

236. Rahuri

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-RAHURI

INC 45.7%won by 10.5%JNP 35.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (CPI) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 10.5%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 35.2% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 80.9% between them, down from 99.5% — 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
65,373
Margin
6,860
10.49%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
CPI
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNP swing
−35.7%
INC share
46.2% 45.7%
JNP share
0.0% 35.2%
Turnout