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Constituency

2. Bhalki

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-BHALKI

INC 44.6%won by 9.4%INC 35.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.4% to 9.4%.

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 28.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 79.7% between them, down from 97.8% — 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
51,171
Margin
4,807
9.39%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCINC swing
0.0%
INC share
73.1% 44.6%
INC share
73.1% 44.6%
Turnout