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165. Gulbarga

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Karnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1991

IN-GULBARGA

INC 43.9%won by 15.0%BJP 29.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.2% to 15.0%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 29.0% — it did not contest here in 1989.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 18.0% to 39.8%.

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

Electorate
10,42,161
Turnout
39.8%
Valid votes
4,14,962
Margin
62,083
14.96%

Since 1989

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJP swing
−32.4%
INC share
47.4% 43.9%
BJP share
0.0% 29.0%
Turnout
57.8% 39.8%