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Constituency

30. Shella

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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978

ML-SHELLA

AHL 36.9%won by 13.2%IND 23.7%

What changed here

Derived

AHL held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.6% to 13.2%.

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 21.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 60.5% between them, down from 89.4% — 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
5,898
Margin
779
13.21%

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
−13.4%
AHL share
58.0% 36.9%
IND share
31.4% 23.7%
Turnout