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177. Davangere

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Karnataka · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-DAVANGERE

BJP 36.8%won by 13.3%JD 23.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which now leads by 13.3%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to Janata Dal (JD).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 60.3% between them, down from 79.6% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 9.4% to 63.9%.

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

Electorate
11,43,500
Turnout
63.9%
Valid votes
7,30,659
Margin
97,087
13.29%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
BJPflipped
BJPJD swing
−8.8%
BJP share
39.8% 36.8%
JD share
17.7% 23.5%
Turnout
54.5% 63.9%