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Constituency

90. Varthur

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1989

KA-VARTHUR

INC 48.3%won by 5.0%JD 43.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.1% to 5.0%.

  • New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 43.3% — it did not contest here in 1985.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 91.5% of the vote between them, up from 67.6% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
1,44,182
Margin
7,211
5.00%

Since 1985

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJD swing
−28.8%
INC share
33.8% 48.3%
JD share
0.0% 43.3%
Turnout