Constituency
179. Kurnool
Community mirrorAndhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978
AP-KURNOOL
INC 54.4%won by 21.6%JNP 32.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 56.1% to 21.6%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 15.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 32.8% — it did not contest here in 1972.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
63,274
Margin
13,665
21.60%
Candidates
8 contested · winner INC- 1MD. IBRAHIM KHANIndian National Congress · INC34,44654.4%
- 2B. SHAMSHIR KHANJanata Party · JNP20,78132.8%
- 3S. RAMALINGAIAHIndian National Congress · INC4,6687.4%
- 4RAJAMANYA KRISHNA MURTHYIndependent · IND2,4393.9%
- 5M. VENKATESWARA REDDYIndependent · IND2620.4%
- 6K. V. SESHAIAH GUPTAIndependent · IND2580.4%
- 7AYYANNA GOUDIndependent · IND2150.3%
- 8VENKATASWAMYIndependent · IND2050.3%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JNP swing
- −48.0%
- INC share
- 69.6% → 54.4%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 32.8%
- Turnout
- — → —