Constituency
161. Honnali
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-HONNALI
INC 49.9%won by 3.1%JNP 46.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 38.6% to 3.1%.
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 19.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 46.8% — 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
67,780
Margin
2,105
3.11%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1H. B. KADASIDDAPPAIndian National Congress · INC33,84549.9%
- 2D. G. BASAVANAGOWDAJanata Party · JNP31,74046.8%
- 3S. G. BALACHANDRAPPAIndian National Congress · INC1,9522.9%
- 4A. AEKANATHARAYAIndependent · IND2430.4%
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
- −66.2%
- INC share
- 69.3% → 49.9%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 46.8%
- Turnout
- — → —