Constituency
257. Bhor
Community mirrorMaharashtra Assembly Election, 1978
MH-BHOR
IND 42.6%won by 0.8%INC 41.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndependent held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.7% to 0.8%.
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 18.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 84.4% between them, down from 95.6% — the field split more ways.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
63,936
Margin
498
0.78%
Candidates
6 contested · winner IND- 1JEDHE SAMPATRAO RAMCHANDRAIndependent · IND27,22542.6%
- 2ANANTRAO NARAYAN THOPATEIndian National Congress · INC26,72741.8%
- 3SONAWANE PANDHARINATH SHIVRAMIndependent · IND8,25212.9%
- 4KUNTE DHONDIRAM BALWANTIndependent · IND8661.4%
- 5BHOSALE BHIKAJI TUKARAMIndian National Congress · INC4420.7%
- 6AWCHARE BAJIRAOIndependent · IND4240.7%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- IND
- Winner now
- IND
- IND–INC swing
- −25.9%
- IND share
- 61.1% → 42.6%
- INC share
- 34.4% → 41.8%
- Turnout
- — → —