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Constituency

91. Kanakapura

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1985

KA-KANAKAPURA

JNP 66.4%won by 33.6%INC 32.8%

What changed here

Derived

Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin widened from 20.1% to 33.6%.

  • Safe seatJanata Party won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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
80,822
Margin
27,135
33.57%

Candidates

6 contested · winner JNP
  1. 1P. G. R. SINDHIAJanata Party · JNP53,66966.4%
  2. 2M. V. RAJASHEKARANIndian National Congress · INC26,53432.8%
  3. 3G. R. SHIVASHANKARIndependent · IND3260.4%
  4. 4KHADER KHANIndependent · IND1340.2%
  5. 5JAYALAKSHMIIndependent · IND1140.1%
  6. 6KRISHNAPPAIndependent · IND450.1%

Since 1983

Derived
Winner then
JNP
Winner now
JNP
JNP–INC swing
+13.5%
JNP share
58.5% → 66.4%
INC share
38.4% → 32.8%
Turnout
— → —
90. Varthur92. Sathanur
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