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Constituency

157. Tarikere

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-TARIKERE

INC 48.4%won by 12.2%JNP 36.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 12.4% to 12.2%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 36.2% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 84.6% of the vote between them, up from 59.5% — 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
62,032
Margin
7,538
12.15%

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
−23.8%
INC share
36.0% 48.4%
JNP share
0.0% 36.2%
Turnout