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Constituency

4. Bidar

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-BIDAR

INC 57.2%won by 31.3%JNP 26.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.7% to 31.3%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 26.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 83.2% of the vote between them, up from 76.4% — a tighter two-way 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
52,070
Margin
16,294
31.29%

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
INCJNP swing
−9.8%
INC share
41.1% 57.2%
JNP share
0.0% 26.0%
Turnout