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Elections in India in 1978
Elections in the Republic of India in 1978 included elections to seven state legislative assemblies.
Legislative Assembly elections
Andhra Pradesh
PARTY
[1]
SEATS
VOTES POLLED
VOTE % IN
NATIONAL PARTIES
CONTESTED
WON
FD
VOTES
%
SEATS
1. CPI
31
6
12
501452
2.49%
23.40%
2. CPM
22
8
1
546262
2.71%
34.65%
3. INC
257
30
130
3426850
17.01%
19.48%
4 . INC(I)
290
175
18
7908220
39.25%
39.69%
5 . JNP
270
60
36
5812532
28.85%
31.52%
STATE PARTIES
6. ADK
9
0
9
38691
0.19%
6.22%
7. DMK
2
0
2
6547
0.03%
4.12%
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
8. BCM
2
0
2
2123
0.01%
1.53%
9. RPI
1
0
1
500
0.00%
0.69%
10 . RPK
13
0
11
53497
0.27%
6.03%
11 . RRP
1
0
1
611
0.00%
1.06%
INDEPENDENTS
12. IND
640
15
593
1852808
9.20%
11.35%
Grand Total :
1538
294
816
20150093
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Karnataka
Summary of results of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978
[2]
Political Party
Contestants
Seats won
Seat change
Number of votes
Vote share
Net change
Indian National Congress (Indira)
214
149
5,543,756
44.25%
Janata Party
222
59
4,754,114
37.95%
Communist Party of India
6
3
148,567
1.19%
Indian National Congress
212
2
1,001,553
7.99%
Republican Party of India
3
1
22,443
0.18%
Independents
10
10
940,677
7.51%
N/A
Total
224
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Maharashtra
Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1978
[3]
Political Party
No. of candidates
No. of elected
Number of Votes
% of Votes
Seat change
Janata Party
215
99
5,701,399
27.99%
99
Indian National Congress
259
69
5,159,828
25.33%
159
Indian National Congress (Indira)
203
62
3,735,308
18.34%
62
Peasants and Workers Party of India
88
13
1,129,172
5.54%
6
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
12
9
345,008
1.69%
8
All India Forward Bloc
6
3
166,497
0.82%
1
Republican Party of India
25
2
215,487
1.06%
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)
23
2
287,533
1.41%
2
Communist Party of India
48
1
301,056
1.48%
1
Independents
894
28
2,864,023
14.06%
5
Total
1819
288
20,367,221
100%
Meghalaya
a The HSPDP won 8 seats in the 1972 election, but the party's representatives were recorded as independents at the time of that election.
[5]
b Two candidates from the PDIC were elected, but the party had not obtained registration in time for the election; the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official results.
[6]
Mizoram
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Mizoram People's Conference 52,640 37.47 22 22
Independents 87,830 62.53 8 16Total 140,470 100.00 30 0 Valid votes 140,470 98.71 Invalid/blank votes 1,838 1.29 Total votes 142,308 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 224,936 63.27 Source: ECI
[7]
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