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Constituency

40. Santacruz

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1980

MH-SANTACRUZ

INC 50.3%won by 24.7%BJP 25.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Party (JNP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 24.7%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 13.3% to 50.3% of the vote here (+37.0%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 25.5% — it did not contest here in 1978.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 75.8% of the vote between them, up from 66.5% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
49,580
Margin
12,269
24.75%

Since 1978

Derived
Winner then
JNP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJP swing
+11.5%
INC share
13.3% 50.3%
BJP share
0.0% 25.5%
Turnout