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Constituency

131. Gandasi

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-GANDASI

INC 42.9%won by 3.4%JNP 39.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.3% to 3.4%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 39.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 82.4% of the vote between them, up from 62.3% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
54,404
Margin
1,868
3.43%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJNP swing
−35.3%
INC share
38.8% 42.9%
JNP share
0.0% 39.5%
Turnout