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Constituency

191. Navalgund

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-NAVALGUND

INC 43.9%won by 5.0%JNP 38.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: NCO (NCO) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 5.0%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 38.8% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 82.7% between them, down from 97.6% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
52,044
Margin
2,620
5.03%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
NCO
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNP swing
−41.3%
INC share
46.3% 43.9%
JNP share
0.0% 38.8%
Turnout