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Election to the Legislative Assembly, 1978
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1 |
No. of
Seats |
60 |
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2. |
No. of
Contestants |
328 |
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3. |
ELECTORS |
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MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
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i. |
No. of
Electors |
495342 |
466656 |
961998 |
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ii. |
No. of
Voters |
406052
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358878
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764930
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iii. |
Polling
percentage |
81.97
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76.9
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79.51
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4. |
No. of Valid
Votes |
750271 |
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5. |
Votes
rejected |
14659
(1.92%) |
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6. |
No. of
polling Stations |
1319 |
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7. |
Average
No.of Electors per polling station |
729 |
Performance of parties, 1978
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PARTY |
No. of candidates |
Seats won |
% of votes polled |
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CPI |
10 |
0 |
0.84 |
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CPM |
55 |
52 |
47 |
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INC |
60 |
0 |
17.76 |
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JNP |
59 |
0 |
10.46 |
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TOTAL OF
N.P. |
184 |
52 |
76.06 |
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FBL |
1 |
1 |
1.04 |
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RSP |
2 |
2 |
1.66 |
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TOTAL OF
S.P. |
3 |
3 |
2.7 |
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UN-REC.PARTIES |
93 |
4 (TUJS) |
17.13 |
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INDEPENDENTS |
48 |
1 |
4.11 |
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GRAND
TOTAL |
328 |
60 |
100.00 |
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