Constituency
119. Santhemarahalli
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-SANTHEMARAHALLI
INC 44.8%won by 3.2%JNP 41.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 25.7% to 3.2%.
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 12.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 41.6% — 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
51,413
Margin
1,628
3.17%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1M.MADAIAH (RAMASAMUNDRA)Indian National Congress · INC23,02644.8%
- 2S.M.SIDDAYYAJanata Party · JNP21,39841.6%
- 3N.C.BILIGIRI RANAIAHIndependent · IND4,0938.0%
- 4R.M.KANTHARAJIndian National Congress · INC1,4532.8%
- 5M.MADAIAH (JOHTIGOWNAPURA)Independent · IND8351.6%
- 6M.NEELAKANTAIAHIndependent · IND6081.2%
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
- −53.8%
- INC share
- 57.0% → 44.8%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 41.6%
- Turnout
- — → —