Constituency
46. Molakalmuru
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-MOLAKALMURU
INC 50.5%won by 5.4%JNP 45.1%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.8% to 5.4%.
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 8.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 45.1% — 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
59,994
Margin
3,241
5.40%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1PATIL PAPANAIKIndian National Congress · INC30,31650.5%
- 2H.C. BORAIAHJanata Party · JNP27,07545.1%
- 3M.R. PUNDAREEKAKSHAPPAIndian National Congress · INC2,6034.3%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JNP swing
- −54.0%
- INC share
- 59.4% → 50.5%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 45.1%
- Turnout
- — → —