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Constituency

2. Rymbai

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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978

ML-RYMBAI

HPD 34.8%won by 3.6%INC 31.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to HPD (HPD), which now leads by 3.6%.

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

  • HPD vote shareHPD went from 0.0% to 34.8% of the vote here (+34.8%).
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 31.1% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 65.9% between them, down from 100.0% — 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
9,180
Margin
335
3.65%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
IND
Winner now
HPDflipped
HPDINC swing
+3.6%
HPD share
0.0% 34.8%
INC share
0.0% 31.1%
Turnout