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Constituency

19. Jaiaw

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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978

ML-JAIAW

AHL 32.1%won by 7.0%IND 25.2%

What changed here

Derived

AHL held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.3% to 7.0%.

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

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 18.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 57.3% between them, down from 92.1% — 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
9,397
Margin
655
6.97%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
AHL
Winner now
AHL
AHLIND swing
−2.4%
AHL share
50.7% 32.1%
IND share
41.4% 25.2%
Turnout