Constituency
177. Chitradurga
Community mirrorKarnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-CHITRADURGA
INC 61.3%won by 23.3%BLD 38.0%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 50.4% to 23.3%.
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 13.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 38.0% — it did not contest here in 1971.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,19,838
Turnout
60.0%
Valid votes
3,71,862
Margin
86,654
23.30%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1K. MALLANNAIndian National Congress · INC2,27,92661.3%
- 2H. C. BORAIAHBLD · BLD1,41,27238.0%
- 3M. CHANDRASHEKHARIAHIndependent · IND2,6640.7%
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
- −51.3%
- INC share
- 74.6% → 61.3%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 38.0%
- Turnout
- 58.9% → 60.0%