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Constituency

29. Sohra

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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978

ML-SOHRA

AHL 41.1%won by 10.6%HPD 30.5%

What changed here

Derived

AHL held the seat; the winning margin widened from 7.3% to 10.6%.

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 7.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerHPD (HPD) finished second with 30.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.6% between them, down from 90.8% — 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
7,025
Margin
746
10.62%

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
AHLHPD swing
−38.4%
AHL share
49.1% 41.1%
HPD share
0.0% 30.5%
Turnout