Constituency
180. Kolar
Community mirrorKarnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-KOLAR
INC 55.8%won by 20.8%BLD 35.1%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 72.9% to 20.8%.
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 25.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 35.1% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 4.7% to 59.1%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,94,814
Turnout
59.1%
Valid votes
3,51,490
Margin
73,016
20.77%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1G. Y. KRISHNANIndian National Congress · INC1,96,29055.8%
- 2Y. RAMAKRISHNABLD · BLD1,23,27435.1%
- 3T. M. NARAYANAPPAIndependent · IND12,3813.5%
- 4M. MUNISWAMYIndependent · IND7,8232.2%
- 5N. RACHIAHIndependent · IND7,3852.1%
- 6THIRU MALLAPPAIndependent · IND4,3371.2%
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
- −60.5%
- INC share
- 81.3% → 55.8%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 35.1%
- Turnout
- 54.4% → 59.1%