Constituency
39. Harpanahalli
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-HARPANAHALLI
INC 51.9%won by 12.1%JNP 39.9%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.9% to 12.1%.
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 8.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 39.9% — it did not contest here in 1972.
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
50,542
Margin
6,093
12.06%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1D. NARAYANADASIndian National Congress · INC26,24451.9%
- 2B.Y. NAMANAIKJanata Party · JNP20,15139.9%
- 3B.H. YANKANAIKIndian National Congress · INC4,1478.2%
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–JNP swing
- −48.3%
- INC share
- 60.3% → 51.9%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 39.9%
- Turnout
- — → —