Constituency
198. Bijapur
Community mirrorKarnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-BIJAPUR
INC 53.3%won by 6.7%BLD 46.7%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 22.2% to 6.7%.
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 7.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 46.7% — it did not contest here in 1971.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 8.7% to 56.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,76,941
Turnout
56.5%
Valid votes
3,25,726
Margin
21,674
6.65%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1CHOUDHARI KALINGAPPA BHIMANNAIndian National Congress · INC1,73,70053.3%
- 2NAGATHAN IRAPPA CHANAMALLAPPABLD · BLD1,52,02646.7%
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
- −54.4%
- INC share
- 61.1% → 53.3%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 46.7%
- Turnout
- 47.8% → 56.5%