The 1978 Maharashtra State Assembly election was held in March 1978 for the fifth term of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. A total of 288 seats were contested.
[Key Highlights of General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, ]Election Commission of India
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Congress factions (u) and (i) formed the government and
Vasantdada Patil
Vasantrao Banduji Patil (13 November 1917 – 1 March 1989) was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. He was known as the first modern Maratha strongman and first mass leader in Maharashtrian politics.
Patil served as Chief Ministe ...
was sworn in again as the Chief Minister.
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List of participating political parties
Results
Party results
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Janata Party
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The JP was established as an amalgam of Indian political partie ...
, , 215, , 99, , 99, , 5,701,399, , 27.99%, , 27.99% ''(New Party)''
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Indian National Congress
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, , 259, , 69, , 153, , 5,159,828, , 25.33%, , 31.03%
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Indian National Congress (Indira)
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
, , 203, , 62, , 62, , 3,735,308, , 18.34%, , 18.34% ''(New Party)''
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Peasants and Workers Party of India
The Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) is a Marxist political party in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1948, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 members. The influence of the party is large ...
, , 88, , 13, , 6, , 1,129,172, , 5.54%, , 0.12%
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Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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, , 12, , 9, , 8, , 345,008, , 1.69%, , 0.92%
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All India Forward Bloc
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, , 6, , 3, , 1, , 166,497, , 0.82%, , 1.58%
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Republican Party of India (Khobragade), , 23, , 2, , 2, , 287,533, , 1.41%, , 1.41% ''(New Party)''
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Republican Party of India
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, , 25, , 2, , , , 215,487, , 1.06%, , 2.71%
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Communist Party of India
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, , 48, , 1, , 1, , 301,056, , 1.48%, , 1.25%
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Independents, , 894, , 28, , 5, , 2,864,023, , 14.06%, , 1.38%
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Elected members
References
{{Maharashtra State Assembly election
State Assembly elections in Maharashtra
1970s in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...