Constituency
270. Dahanu
Community mirrorMaharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-DAHANU
CPM 58.8%won by 17.6%INC 41.2%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 17.6%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- CPM vote shareCPM went from 15.4% to 58.8% of the vote here (+43.5%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 72.2% — a tighter two-way contest.
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Electorate
6,29,624
Turnout
47.4%
Valid votes
2,98,410
Margin
52,666
17.65%
Candidates
2 contested · winner CPM- 1KOM LAHANU SHIDAVACommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM1,75,53858.8%
- 2DUMADA LAXMAN KAKADYAIndian National Congress · INC1,22,87241.2%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- CPMflipped
- CPM–INC swing
- +59.2%
- CPM share
- 15.4% → 58.8%
- INC share
- 56.9% → 41.2%
- Turnout
- 48.5% → 47.4%