1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
Results

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

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

Sentence(s)

In 1978 Maharashtra Assembly election, was held to elect 288 members for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

final_sentence: In 1978 Maharashtra Assembly election, was held to elect 288 members for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.