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Constituency

167. Kolar

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Karnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-KOLAR

INC 51.9%won by 19.6%JD 32.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Party (JNP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 19.6%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 42.2% to 51.9% of the vote here (+9.6%).
  • New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 32.2% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 84.1% between them, down from 94.1% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 6.5% to 71.1%.

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

Electorate
9,48,842
Turnout
71.1%
Valid votes
6,75,027
Margin
1,32,602
19.64%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
JNP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJD swing
−22.6%
INC share
42.2% 51.9%
JD share
0.0% 32.2%
Turnout
64.6% 71.1%