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127. Madikeri

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1985

KA-MADIKERI

INC 46.9%won by 8.4%JNP 38.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 11.0% to 8.4%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to Janata Party (JNP).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 85.5% of the vote between them, up from 69.0% — a tighter two-way 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
61,031
Margin
5,122
8.39%

Candidates

8 contested · winner INC
  1. 1D. A. CHINNAPPAIndian National Congress · INC28,64546.9%
  2. 2AJJIKUTTIRA N. SOMAIAHJanata Party · JNP23,52338.5%
  3. 3DAMBEKODI SUBRAYA MADAPPABharatiya Janata Party · BJP4,5817.5%
  4. 4K. M. ABOODACKERIndependent · IND3,5195.8%
  5. 5BAEEMANDA E. KUSHALAPPAIndependent · IND3160.5%
  6. 6P. C. JOHNIndependent · IND2320.4%
  7. 7KANAKARAJIndependent · IND1120.2%
  8. 8SHEIKABDUL RAHIMANIndependent · IND1030.2%

Since 1983

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JNP swing
−14.9%
INC share
40.0% → 46.9%
JNP share
16.7% → 38.5%
Turnout
— → —
126. Virajpet128. Somwarpet
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