Election
Constituency

272. Miraj

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1980

MH-MIRAJ

INC 62.3%won by 31.7%IND 30.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 30.0% to 31.7%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 30.7% — it polled just 0.7% in 1978.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • Multi-cornered3 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
59,893
Margin
18,976
31.68%

Since 1978

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−28.1%
INC share
60.4% 62.3%
IND share
0.7% 30.7%
Turnout