Constituency
175. Bellary
Community mirrorKarnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-BELLARY
INC 69.6%won by 39.2%BLD 30.4%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.1% to 39.2%.
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 3.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 30.4% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 2.7% to 62.6%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,93,687
Turnout
62.6%
Valid votes
3,71,634
Margin
1,45,544
39.16%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1K. S. VEERA BHADRAPPAIndian National Congress · INC2,58,58969.6%
- 2N. THIPPANNABLD · BLD1,13,04530.4%
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
- −33.5%
- INC share
- 72.7% → 69.6%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 30.4%
- Turnout
- 59.9% → 62.6%