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Constituency

272. Miraj

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-MIRAJ

INC 60.4%won by 30.0%JNP 30.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 30.0%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 44.4% to 60.4% of the vote here (+16.1%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 30.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 90.9% between them, down from 99.6% — 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
70,622
Margin
21,160
29.96%

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
−14.4%
INC share
44.4% 60.4%
JNP share
0.0% 30.5%
Turnout