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164. Chitradurga

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Karnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-CHITRADURGA

INC 51.2%won by 21.5%JD 29.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.6% to 21.5%.

  • New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 29.8% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.0% between them, down from 94.0% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 4.4% to 64.5%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
10,26,027
Turnout
64.5%
Valid votes
6,62,309
Margin
1,42,193
21.47%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCJD swing
−30.8%
INC share
52.3% 51.2%
JD share
0.0% 29.8%
Turnout
69.0% 64.5%