Constituency
41. Davangere
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-DAVANGERE
CPI 51.1%won by 12.4%JNP 38.7%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (CPI), which now leads by 12.4%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- CPI vote shareCPI went from 0.0% to 51.1% of the vote here (+51.1%).
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 38.7% — 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
63,038
Margin
7,789
12.36%
Candidates
5 contested · winner CPI- 1PAMPATHICommunist Party of India · CPI32,19951.1%
- 2K. MALLAPPAJanata Party · JNP24,41038.7%
- 3G. KHAJA MOHIUDDIN SABIndian National Congress · INC5,9619.5%
- 4H.M. DUGGAPPAIndependent · IND2980.5%
- 5N.B. BHUSANURIndependent · IND1700.3%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- CPIflipped
- CPI–JNP swing
- +12.4%
- CPI share
- 0.0% → 51.1%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 38.7%
- Turnout
- — → —