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Constituency

52. Tura

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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978

ML-TURA

INC 39.1%won by 9.1%IND 30.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.1% to 9.1%.

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 12.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 69.2% between them, down from 85.6% — 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
7,260
Margin
658
9.06%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−8.0%
INC share
51.3% 39.1%
IND share
34.3% 30.1%
Turnout