Constituency
162. Shimoga
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-SHIMOGA
INC 52.5%won by 18.5%JNP 33.9%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.8% to 18.5%.
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 6.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 33.9% — it did not contest here in 1972.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
—
not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
62,960
Margin
11,674
18.54%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1K. H. SRINIVASAIndian National Congress · INC33,04752.5%
- 2D. H. SHANKARA MURTHYJanata Party · JNP21,37333.9%
- 3S. S. BHARMAPPAIndependent · IND7,63212.1%
- 4ABDUL SATTAR KHAN AFRIDIIndian National Congress · INC9081.4%
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
- −40.3%
- INC share
- 58.8% → 52.5%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 33.9%
- Turnout
- — → —