Election
Constituency

260. Khatav

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-KHATAV

INC 56.3%won by 20.8%JNP 35.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 20.8%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 42.4% to 56.3% of the vote here (+13.9%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 35.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 91.8% between them, down from 99.3% — 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
75,336
Margin
15,662
20.79%

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
−21.6%
INC share
42.4% 56.3%
JNP share
0.0% 35.5%
Turnout