Constituency
173. Raichur
Community mirrorKarnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-RAICHUR
INC 73.7%won by 47.4%BLD 26.3%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 49.0% to 47.4%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 26.3% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 6.8% to 48.0%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,99,904
Turnout
48.0%
Valid votes
2,88,042
Margin
1,36,422
47.36%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1RAJSHEKHAR MALLAPPAIndian National Congress · INC2,12,23273.7%
- 2M. NAGAPPA BASAPPABLD · BLD75,81026.3%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BLD swing
- −27.1%
- INC share
- 74.5% → 73.7%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 26.3%
- Turnout
- 41.2% → 48.0%