Constituency
267. Karad South
Community mirrorMaharashtra Assembly Election, 1978
MH-KARAD-SOUTH
INC 63.9%won by 34.8%PWP 29.0%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 6.9% to 34.8%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 92.9% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.
- Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
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
76,552
Margin
26,657
34.82%
Candidates
7 contested · winner INC- 1MOHITE YESHWANTRAO JIJABAIndian National Congress · INC48,88563.9%
- 2MOHITE SHANKARRAO PANDURANGRAOPWP · PWP22,22829.0%
- 3KAMBLE TENAJI DADUIndependent · IND1,6272.1%
- 4PATIL RAMJI KRISHNAIndian National Congress · INC1,4731.9%
- 5INAMDAR SHAIKHKALA BANDUSAHEBCommunist Party of India · CPI1,1021.4%
- 6PATIL ( NIKAM ) SARJERAO DHONDIIndependent · IND9941.3%
- 7PATIL DNYNDEO ANNAIndependent · IND2430.3%
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–PWP swing
- +28.0%
- INC share
- 53.4% → 63.9%
- PWP share
- 46.6% → 29.0%
- Turnout
- — → —