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Constituency

288. Chandgad

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

MH-CHANDGAD

IND 36.5%won by 1.1%INC 35.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Independent (IND), which now leads by 1.1%.

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

  • IND vote shareIND went from 30.1% to 36.5% of the vote here (+6.4%).
  • Multi-cornered4 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
75,441
Margin
807
1.07%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INDflipped
INDINC swing
+10.2%
IND share
30.1% 36.5%
INC share
39.3% 35.5%
Turnout