Constituency
73. Kolar
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-KOLAR
INC 46.8%won by 0.7%JNP 46.1%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 4.8% to 0.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 46.1% — it did not contest here in 1972.
- Knife-edgeDecided by 394 votes (0.69%) — among the closest results anywhere.
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
56,784
Margin
394
0.69%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1M.ABDUL LATHEEFIndian National Congress · INC26,57646.8%
- 2P.VENKATAGIRIYAPPAJanata Party · JNP26,18246.1%
- 3E.NARAYANA GOWDAIndian National Congress · INC2,7214.8%
- 4K.N. KAMPAIAHIndependent · IND8421.5%
- 5M.NANJUNDA GOWDAIndependent · IND4630.8%
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
- −46.8%
- INC share
- 47.5% → 46.8%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 46.1%
- Turnout
- — → —