Constituency
273. Dhulia
Community mirrorMaharashtra · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-DHULIA
INC 56.8%won by 16.6%BLD 40.2%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 46.3% to 16.6%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 14.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 40.2% — it did not contest here in 1971.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,52,925
Turnout
56.9%
Valid votes
3,14,507
Margin
52,149
16.58%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1PATIL VIJAYKUMAR NAVALIndian National Congress · INC1,78,73556.8%
- 2PATIL UTTAMRAO LAXMANRAOBLD · BLD1,26,58640.2%
- 3SONAWANE MANIK HEMJIIndependent · IND4,6401.5%
- 4DAMODAR VALMIK SUKDEORAMIndependent · IND3,8681.2%
- 5SONAWANE MADHAVRAO MALHARRAOIndependent · IND6780.2%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BLD swing
- −54.8%
- INC share
- 71.3% → 56.8%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 40.2%
- Turnout
- 55.3% → 56.9%