Constituency
21. Raichur
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-RAICHUR
INC 54.5%won by 30.7%IND 23.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 11.0% to 30.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 23.8% — it did not contest here in 1972.
- Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
- Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
37,801
Margin
11,606
30.70%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1NAZEER AHMAD SIDDIQUIIndian National Congress · INC20,61954.5%
- 2V. RAJANNA LAXAYYAIndependent · IND9,01323.8%
- 3M. BASHEERUDDINJanata Party · JNP6,86618.2%
- 4KAZI ABDUL RAUF ABDUL GAFFARIndian National Congress · INC4781.3%
- 5PARIKHITRAJ GURURAOIndependent · IND4381.2%
- 6DONY M. LOBOIndependent · IND3871.0%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–IND swing
- −14.8%
- INC share
- 45.5% → 54.5%
- IND share
- 0.0% → 23.8%
- Turnout
- — → —