Constituency
91. Kanakapura
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-KANAKAPURA
INC 50.7%won by 5.4%JNP 45.3%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 33.5% to 5.4%.
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 16.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 45.3% — 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
60,870
Margin
3,293
5.41%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1APPAJI C.Indian National Congress · INC30,88350.7%
- 2SRINIVASA MURTHY K.GJanata Party · JNP27,59045.3%
- 3CABBEDI KAGEGOWDA MALLAIAHIndian National Congress · INC2,3973.9%
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
- −61.3%
- INC share
- 66.7% → 50.7%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 45.3%
- Turnout
- — → —