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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978

288 seats · vs 1972 (270-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978 · 9 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 131 seatsJanata Party — 99 seatsIndependent — 28 seatsPWP — 13 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 9 seatsFBL — 3 seatsRPK — 2 seats2 other parties — 3 seats145288of 288 seats
  • INC131
  • JNP99
  • IND28
  • PWP13
  • CPM9
  • FBL3
  • RPK2
  • Others3

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress13145%88,95,13643.7%462
JNPJanata Party9934%57,01,39928.0%215
INDIndependent2810%28,64,02314.1%894
PWPPWP135%11,29,1725.5%88
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)93%3,45,0081.7%12
FBLFBL31%1,66,4970.8%6
RPKRPK21%2,87,5331.4%23
RPIRPI21%2,15,4871.1%25
CPICommunist Party of India10%3,01,0561.5%48
SHSShiv Sena00%3,69,7491.8%35

+ 2 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1978 · winner by seat

288 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 145

1978 · selected
Majority 145
INC131JNP99IND28PWP13CPM9FBL3RPK2RPI2CPI1
1972 · previous
Majority 136

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1972 → 1978

1972 1978· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
56.4
43.7
0.0
28.0
12.7
14.1
5.7
5.5
3.8
1.1
6.3
0.0
4.6
0.0
INCJNPINDPWPRPIBJSSOP

Seat change

1978 seats minus 1972 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
222 → 131
−91
JNP
0 → 99
+99
IND
23 → 28
+5
PWP
7 → 13
+6
CPM
1 → 9
+8
FBL
2 → 3
+1
RPK
0 → 2
+2
RPI
2 → 2
0
CPI
2 → 1
−1
SHS
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1972 → 1978

share lostshare gained
JNP
0.0% → 28.0%
+28.0%
IND
12.7% → 14.1%
+1.4%
CPM
0.8% → 1.7%
+0.9%
NCO
1.1% → 0.0%
−1.1%
CPI
2.7% → 1.5%
−1.2%
FBL
2.4% → 0.8%
−1.6%
RPI
3.8% → 1.1%
−2.7%
SOP
4.6% → 0.0%
−4.6%
BJS
6.3% → 0.0%
−6.3%
INC
56.4% → 43.7%
−12.7%

Biggest INC–JNP swings

Seats where the INC-vs-JNP vote gap moved most, 1972 → 1978. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (INC share − JNP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward JNP.

toward JNPtoward INC
Patan
−153.7%
Vadgaon
−122.4%
Amalner
−115.5%
Mahim
−115.1%
Karjat
−114.6%
Vengurla
−108.8%
Parola
−108.8%
Vileparle
−105.3%
Sangameshwar
−102.3%
Santacruz
−101.9%
Chiplun
−100.8%
Rajapur
−99.9%

Closest races · 1978

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1978

288 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1972