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84. Shanthinagar

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1989

KA-SHANTHINAGAR

INC 61.2%won by 35.8%JD 25.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 7.1% to 35.8%.

  • New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 25.4% — it did not contest here in 1985.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 86.6% of the vote between them, up from 74.6% — 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
—
not in source
Valid votes
70,027
Margin
25,040
35.76%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1M. MUNISWAMYIndian National Congress · INC42,82861.2%
  2. 2D. G. HEMAVATHYJanata Dal · JD17,78825.4%
  3. 3M. K. KUPPARAJJanata Party · JNP6,1658.8%
  4. 4M. MUDDAIAHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,1751.7%
  5. 5S. GURULINGAPPAIndependent · IND9761.4%
  6. 6V. GOVINDARAJUMUL · MUL6500.9%
  7. 7R. SURESH BABUIndependent · IND2020.3%
  8. 8L. KRISHAMURTHYIndependent · IND1270.2%
  9. 9P. SOMESHWARAPPAIndependent · IND1160.2%

Since 1985

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JD swing
−5.1%
INC share
40.9% → 61.2%
JD share
0.0% → 25.4%
Turnout
— → —
83. Jayanagar85. Shivajinagar
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