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Constituency

158. Chimur

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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1985

MH-CHIMUR

INC 51.8%won by 36.9%IND 14.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 38.0% to 36.9%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 14.9% — it polled just 1.8% in 1980.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
  • 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
87,243
Margin
32,227
36.94%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−15.4%
INC share
54.1% 51.8%
IND share
1.8% 14.9%
Turnout