Election
Constituency

169. Bhatkal

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-BHATKAL

INC 54.4%won by 14.0%JNP 40.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 21.3% to 14.0%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 40.4% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
56,628
Margin
7,933
14.01%

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
−41.9%
INC share
55.9% 54.4%
JNP share
0.0% 40.4%
Turnout