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Constituency

53. Thane

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1985

MH-THANE

INC 39.5%won by 10.7%IND 28.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.0% to 10.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 8.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 28.8% — it polled just 1.4% in 1980.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 68.3% between them, down from 78.2% — 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
1,03,496
Margin
11,118
10.74%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−35.5%
INC share
47.6% 39.5%
IND share
1.4% 28.8%
Turnout