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203. Sankeshwar

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1978

KA-SANKESHWAR

INC 56.3%won by 16.6%JNP 39.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.5% to 16.6%.

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

  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 39.7% — 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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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
56,571
Margin
9,387
16.59%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1PATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUDAIndian National Congress · INC31,83956.3%
  2. 2KHOT LAKHAMAPPA KALLAPPAJanata Party · JNP22,45239.7%
  3. 3MALDAR D.H.Indian National Congress · INC1,9893.5%
  4. 4HALDEVARAMATH SIDABASAYYA SHIVAPUTRAIndependent · IND2910.5%

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
INC–JNP swing
−38.6%
INC share
55.2% → 56.3%
JNP share
0.0% → 39.7%
Turnout
— → —
202. Hukkeri204. Nippani
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