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Constituency

28. Mahe

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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1977

PY-MAHE

IND 48.6%won by 0.2%INC 48.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) lost it to Independent (IND), which now leads by 0.2%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1974 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • IND vote shareIND went from 27.8% to 48.6% of the vote here (+20.8%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Independent (IND) to Indian National Congress (INC).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.0% of the vote between them, up from 60.8% — 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
5,860
Margin
12
0.20%

Since 1974

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1974 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
CPM
Winner now
INDflipped
INDINC swing
−4.5%
IND share
27.8% 48.6%
INC share
23.1% 48.4%
Turnout