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Constituency

70. Mulbagal

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-MULBAGAL

INC 34.9%won by 6.9%JNP 28.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 6.9%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 22.2% to 34.9% of the vote here (+12.7%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 28.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 62.9% between them, down from 77.8% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
63,841
Margin
4,429
6.94%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
IND
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNP swing
−15.3%
INC share
22.2% 34.9%
JNP share
0.0% 28.0%
Turnout