Constituency
259. Man
Community mirrorMaharashtra Assembly Election, 1978
MH-MAN
INC 50.6%won by 19.1%JNP 31.5%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 58.7% to 19.1%.
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 21.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 31.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
62,295
Margin
11,919
19.13%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1SONAVANE VISHNU TATOBAIndian National Congress · INC31,54150.6%
- 2LAVANGARE NITIN JAGANNATHJanata Party · JNP19,62231.5%
- 3BHINGERDEVE JIJABA TUKARAMIndian National Congress · INC5,8119.3%
- 4BHOSALE BAPURAO SHIVRAMIndependent · IND3,0965.0%
- 5DUPATE RAGHUNATHRAO BALAVANTIndependent · IND1,1971.9%
- 6SHINDE SHANKARRAO DADUIndependent · IND1,0281.7%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JNP swing
- −52.7%
- INC share
- 71.9% → 50.6%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 31.5%
- Turnout
- — → —