Constituency
64. Gauribidanur
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-GAURIBIDANUR
INC 51.4%won by 5.8%JNP 45.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 21.5% to 5.8%.
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 8.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 45.6% — 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
65,655
Margin
3,824
5.82%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1PAPAIAH B.N.KIndian National Congress · INC33,75651.4%
- 2LAKSHMI PATHI R.N.Janata Party · JNP29,93245.6%
- 3RAMAIAH K..L.Indian National Congress · INC1,0891.7%
- 4MOHAN C.S.Independent · IND5640.9%
- 5KUMARASAMY S.Independent · IND3140.5%
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
- −54.1%
- INC share
- 59.9% → 51.4%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 45.6%
- Turnout
- — → —