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Constituency

197. Sadalga

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1972

KA-SADALGA

INC 82.4%won by 66.7%BJS 15.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 25.5% to 66.7%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 15.7% — 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
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
43,531
Margin
29,015
66.65%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJS swing
+6.5%
INC share
60.2% 82.4%
BJS share
0.0% 15.7%
Turnout