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27. Yelburga

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1972

KA-YELBURGA

INC 70.2%won by 44.3%NCO 25.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 25.9% to 44.3%.

  • New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 25.9% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
34,825
Margin
15,425
44.29%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1PRABHURAJ L. PATILIndian National Congress · INC24,43070.2%
  2. 2A. G. VIRUPAKSHAGOUDA PATILNCO · NCO9,00525.9%
  3. 3AJJAYYASWAMY RUDRAYYAIndependent · IND9702.8%
  4. 4SHANKARAPPA BANGARSHETTARBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS4201.2%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–NCO swing
−17.6%
INC share
61.9% → 70.2%
NCO share
0.0% → 25.9%
Turnout
— → —
26. Kushtagi28. Gangavathi
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