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Constituency

146. Udupi

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-UDUPI

INC 55.6%won by 14.5%JNP 41.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 33.6% to 14.5%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 41.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.6% of the vote between them, up from 83.4% — 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
55,593
Margin
8,080
14.53%

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
−44.0%
INC share
58.5% 55.6%
JNP share
0.0% 41.0%
Turnout