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Constituency

170. Bangalore South

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Karnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-BANGALORE-SOUTH

INC 57.3%won by 33.3%JD 24.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Party (JNP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 33.3%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 45.3% to 57.3% of the vote here (+12.0%).
  • New challengerJanata Dal (JD) finished second with 24.1% — it did not contest here in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.4% between them, down from 92.9% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
13,12,751
Turnout
54.9%
Valid votes
7,21,241
Margin
2,39,854
33.26%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
JNP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJD swing
−12.0%
INC share
45.3% 57.3%
JD share
0.0% 24.1%
Turnout
56.4% 54.9%