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Constituency

66. Sidlaghatta

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-SIDLAGHATTA

INC 52.8%won by 11.5%JNP 41.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 28.0% to 11.5%.

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 8.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 41.2% — 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
65,727
Margin
7,577
11.53%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJNP swing
−49.3%
INC share
60.8% 52.8%
JNP share
0.0% 41.2%
Turnout