Constituency
170. Kumta
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-KUMTA
INC 47.7%won by 5.0%JNP 42.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.6% to 5.0%.
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 8.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 42.8% — 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
58,440
Margin
2,893
4.95%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1NAIK SEETARAM VASUDEVIndian National Congress · INC27,89447.7%
- 2NAIK RANAYYA SHIVAPPAJanata Party · JNP25,00142.8%
- 3NAIK RAMAKANT RAGHAVENDRAIndian National Congress · INC2,5734.4%
- 4GAJANAN KRISHNA BHATIndependent · IND1,2472.1%
- 5NAIK NALINI BALAKRISHNAIndependent · IND9181.6%
- 6VENKATRAMAN KRISHNA GAONKARIndependent · IND8071.4%
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
- −51.0%
- INC share
- 56.0% → 47.7%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 42.8%
- Turnout
- — → —