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Constituency

27. Lyngkyrdem

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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978

ML-LYNGKYRDEM

AHL 36.4%won by 6.7%INC 29.7%

What changed here

Derived

AHL held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.4% to 6.7%.

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 5.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 29.7% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 66.1% between them, down from 81.3% — 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
7,113
Margin
479
6.73%

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
AHLINC swing
−35.6%
AHL share
42.3% 36.4%
INC share
0.0% 29.7%
Turnout