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Constituency

54. Kherapara

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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978

ML-KHERAPARA

AHL 40.3%won by 0.8%IND 39.5%

What changed here

Derived

AHL held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 63.3% to 0.8%.

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 41.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 79.8% between them, down from 100.0% — 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
4,347
Margin
34
0.78%

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
−62.5%
AHL share
81.6% 40.3%
IND share
18.4% 39.5%
Turnout