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Constituency

118. Kanigiri

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978

AP-KANIGIRI

INC 48.9%won by 2.6%JNP 46.3%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 2.6%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 31.5% to 48.9% of the vote here (+17.3%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 46.3% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.1% of the vote between them, up from 71.8% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
75,100
Margin
1,941
2.58%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
IND
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNP swing
−28.9%
INC share
31.5% 48.9%
JNP share
0.0% 46.3%
Turnout