Constituency
181. Hangal
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1978
KA-HANGAL
INC 63.7%won by 45.8%JNP 17.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 34.2% to 45.8%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 17.8% — it did not contest here in 1972.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.5% between them, down from 97.0% — the field split more ways.
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
55,341
Margin
25,362
45.83%
Candidates
5 contested · winner INC- 1TAHASILDAR MANOHAR HANAMANTAPPAIndian National Congress · INC35,22863.7%
- 2MALAGI MAHAMADHUSEN MAKTUMHUSENJanata Party · JNP9,86617.8%
- 3PATIL SURESHAGOUDA BASANAGOUDAIndian National Congress · INC8,60915.6%
- 4BALUR BHARAMAPPA NINGAPPAIndependent · IND8661.6%
- 5PATIL VEERANAGOUDA SHIVANAGOUDAIndependent · IND7721.4%
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
- −19.8%
- INC share
- 65.6% → 63.7%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 17.8%
- Turnout
- — → —