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Constituency

140. Mahasamund

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1980

MP-MAHASAMUND

INC 47.8%won by 13.5%JNPSC 34.3%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Party (JNP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 13.5%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 28.3% to 47.8% of the vote here (+19.5%).
  • New challengerJNPSC (JNPSC) finished second with 34.3% — it did not contest here in 1977.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 82.1% of the vote between them, up from 75.9% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
38,260
Margin
5,175
13.53%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
JNP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNPSC swing
−14.8%
INC share
28.3% 47.8%
JNPSC share
0.0% 34.3%
Turnout