Constituency
174. Koppal
Community mirrorKarnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-KOPPAL
INC 68.0%won by 38.3%BLD 29.7%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 50.2% to 38.3%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 29.7% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 4.7% to 53.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,13,378
Turnout
53.5%
Valid votes
3,28,481
Margin
1,25,779
38.29%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1SIDRAMESHWARA SWAMY BASAYYAIndian National Congress · INC2,23,45168.0%
- 2SANGANNA ANDANAPPABLD · BLD97,67229.7%
- 3K. R. THIPPANNA NAIK MALLAPPA NAIKIndependent · IND7,3582.2%
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
- −36.8%
- INC share
- 75.1% → 68.0%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 29.7%
- Turnout
- 48.9% → 53.5%