Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1978

Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1978 was held in Indian state of Maharashtra in 1978, to elect 288 members to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[1]

Results

 Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1978[1]
Political Party
No. of candidates
No. of elected
Number of Votes
% of Votes
Seat change
Janata Party215995,701,39927.99%Increase 99
Indian National Congress259695,159,82825.33%Decrease 159
Indian National Congress (Indira)203623,735,30818.34%Increase 62
Peasants and Workers Party of India88131,129,1725.54%Increase 6
Communist Party of India (Marxist)129345,0081.69%Increase 8
All India Forward Bloc63166,4970.82%Increase 1
Republican Party of India252215,4871.06%Steady
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)232287,5331.41%Increase 2
Communist Party of India481301,0561.48%Decrease 1
Independents894282,864,02314.06%Increase 5
Total181928820,367,221

References

  1. 1 2 Key Highlights of General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India PDF ()
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