Constituency
197. Bagalkot
Community mirrorKarnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-BAGALKOT
INC 60.2%won by 20.4%BLD 39.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 36.5% to 20.4%.
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 8.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 39.8% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 2.9% to 56.3%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,26,234
Turnout
56.3%
Valid votes
3,52,688
Margin
72,098
20.44%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1PATIL SANGANAGOUDA BASANGOUDAIndian National Congress · INC2,12,39360.2%
- 2TUNGAL KESHAVRAO KRISHNAPPABLD · BLD1,40,29539.8%
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
- −47.8%
- INC share
- 68.3% → 60.2%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 39.8%
- Turnout
- 59.3% → 56.3%