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74. Vemagal

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1989

KA-VEMAGAL

JNP 48.9%won by 22.1%IND 26.7%

What changed here

Derived

Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.7% to 22.1%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 26.7% — it did not contest here in 1985.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 75.6% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

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
87,361
Margin
19,340
22.14%

Candidates

7 contested · winner JNP
  1. 1C. BYREGOWDAJanata Party · JNP42,68748.9%
  2. 2K. R. ERAPPAIndependent · IND23,34726.7%
  3. 3S. GOVINDA GOWDAIndian National Congress · INC18,66721.4%
  4. 4C. M. MUNIYAPPAIndependent · IND2,0072.3%
  5. 5BYRAPPAIndependent · IND2960.3%
  6. 6K. M. ASWATHAPPAIndependent · IND2120.2%
  7. 7K. N. KEMPAIAHIndependent · IND1450.2%

Since 1985

Derived
Winner then
JNP
Winner now
JNP
JNP–IND swing
−39.7%
JNP share
61.8% → 48.9%
IND share
0.0% → 26.7%
Turnout
— → —
73. Kolar75. Malur
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