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Constituency

35. Sandur

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-SANDUR

INC 62.2%won by 31.7%JNP 30.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 21.9% to 31.7%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 30.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 92.8% between them, down from 99.0% — 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
50,152
Margin
15,888
31.68%

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
−28.8%
INC share
60.4% 62.2%
JNP share
0.0% 30.5%
Turnout