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Constituency

76. Chamarajpet

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1967

KA-CHAMARAJPET

INC 36.8%won by 9.4%IND 27.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.0% to 9.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 16.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 27.4% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 64.2% between them, down from 88.5% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
38,660
Margin
3,651
9.44%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−43.8%
INC share
53.3% 36.8%
IND share
0.0% 27.4%
Turnout