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Constituency

175. Dharwad

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-DHARWAD

JNP 51.9%won by 8.2%INC 43.7%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 8.2%.

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

  • JNP vote shareJNP went from 0.0% to 51.9% of the vote here (+51.9%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.6% of the vote between them, up from 79.6% — 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
53,052
Margin
4,348
8.20%

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
JNPflipped
JNPINC swing
+59.8%
JNP share
0.0% 51.9%
INC share
51.6% 43.7%
Turnout