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Constituency

63. Chiknayakanhalli

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-CHIKNAYAKANHALLI

INC 54.6%won by 15.6%JNP 39.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: NCO (NCO) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 15.6%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 46.4% to 54.6% of the vote here (+8.2%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 39.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
57,935
Margin
9,033
15.59%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
NCO
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNP swing
−30.8%
INC share
46.4% 54.6%
JNP share
0.0% 39.0%
Turnout