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136. Sakleshpur

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1983

KA-SAKLESHPUR

INC 41.9%won by 7.4%BJP 34.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.2% to 7.4%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 6.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 34.5% — it did not contest here in 1978.

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
61,538
Margin
4,525
7.35%

Candidates

12 contested · winner INC
  1. 1J. D. SOMAPPAIndian National Congress · INC25,77841.9%
  2. 2M. P. MANJUNATHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP21,25334.5%
  3. 3B. M. BHUVANAKSHAIndependent · IND5,9029.6%
  4. 4N. B. KALINGANJanata Party · JNP3,5545.8%
  5. 5SIDDAIAHIndependent · IND1,9103.1%
  6. 6T. D. KHANDE RAOIndependent · IND1,7472.8%
  7. 7H. M. DODDAIAHIndependent · IND3620.6%
  8. 8B. N. NINGAIAHIndependent · IND3290.5%
  9. 9B. GIDDEGOWDAIndependent · IND2280.4%
  10. 10J. S. ESHWARAPPAIndependent · IND1710.3%
  11. 11B. N. PRASADIndependent · IND1530.2%
  12. 12A. G. BASAVARAJAPPAIndependent · IND1510.2%

Since 1978

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
−40.8%
INC share
48.1% → 41.9%
BJP share
0.0% → 34.5%
Turnout
— → —
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