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Constituency

74. Vemagal

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-VEMAGAL

INC 55.8%won by 15.1%JNP 40.6%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 15.1%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 48.5% to 55.8% of the vote here (+7.2%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 40.6% — 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
64,564
Margin
9,761
15.12%

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
−33.4%
INC share
48.5% 55.8%
JNP share
0.0% 40.6%
Turnout