1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election information
State Assembly election in India
1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
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25 February 1978
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All 288 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 145 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
67.59% (6.94%)
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Party
JP
INC
INC(I)
Last election
New
222
New
Seats won
99
69
62
Chief Minister before election
Vasantdada Patil
INC
Elected Chief Minister
Vasantdada Patil
INC
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.[1] Congress factions (u) and (i) formed the government and Vasantdada Patil was sworn in again as the Chief Minister.[2]
^"Key Highlights of General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India".Key Highlights of General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India ([1])
^ "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF) (in Marathi). Maharashtra Legislature. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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