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Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1978

224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 69.94% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
224
Candidates
1,165
30 women, 8 elected
Turnout
69.94%
1.25 cr of 1.79 cr
Leading party
INC(I)
149 of 224 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Karnataka

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
INC(I)INC(I)149+14921455,43,75644.25%—
JNPJanata Party59+5922247,54,11437.95%—
INDIndependent10+104809,40,6777.51%—
CPICommunist Party of India3+361,48,5671.19%—
INCIndian National Congress2+221210,01,5537.99%—
RPIRPI1+1322,4430.18%—
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)001062,8810.50%—
ADKADK00722,3100.18%—
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam00316,4370.13%—
RPKRPK00715,7950.13%—
MULIndian Union Muslim League0011300.00%—
224224 SEATS
  • INC(I)149 (67%)
  • JNP59 (26%)
  • IND10 (4%)
  • CPI3 (1%)
  • INC2 (1%)
  • RPI1 (0%)
  • INC(I)149
  • JNP59
  • IND10
  • CPI3
  • INC2
  • RPI1
INC(I) 149JNP 59
  • INC(I)149
  • JNP59
  • IND10
  • CPI3
  • INC2
  • RPI1

Constituency performance

From the 224 results in Karnataka

Closest contest
JAGALUR
won by 59 (0.10%)
Biggest victory
BASAVANAGUDI
won by 32,944 (51.99%)
Highest turnout
KIRAGAVAL
86.35%
Lowest turnout
DEODURG
45.49%

Vote share & turnout trend

Karnataka, every Vidhan Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE
0%12%25%37%50%19781983198519891994199920042008201320182023INC(I)JNPINDCPI
  • INC(I)
  • JNP
  • IND
  • CPI
TURNOUT
0%21%41%62%83%19781983198519891994199920042008201320182023Turnout

Assembly seat results

All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 224

Assembly seatWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
AFZALPURJNPM.Y.PATILINC(I)HANMATH RAO DESAI3870.77%63.8%
ALLANDJNPANNA RAO BHEM RAO PATIL KOTALLIINC(I)DIGAMBER RAO BALWANT RAO KALMANKER9,27619.99%64.3%
ANEKALJNPY.RAMAKRISHANINC(I)M.ANNAPPA11,75218.22%70.2%
ANKOLAJNPANASUYA GAJANAN SHARMAINC(I)NAIK RAMACHANDRA VASUDEV9,79719.53%70.1%
ARABHAVIINC(I)KOUJALGI VEERANNA SHIVALINGAPPAINCPATIL VASANTRAO LAKHAGOUDA17,49830.82%67.4%
ARKALGUDJNPMALLAPA K. B.INC(I)PUTTALINGEGOWDA18,49131.48%77.0%
ARSIKEREINC(I)D. B. GANGADHARAPPAJNPK. N. DURGAPPA SETTY16,47725.83%73.3%
ATHANIINC(I)PAWAR DESAI SHIDHARAJ ALIAS DHAIRYASHEELARAOJNPLEELADEVI PRASAD4,8208.96%61.6%
AURADINC(I)MANIK RAO PATILINDBAPURAO VITHAL RAO PATIL17,43526.46%71.6%
BADAMIINC(I)CHIMMANAKATTI BALAPPA BHIMAPPAJNPPATTANASHETTI KALLAPPA MAHAGUNDAPPA4,4778.25%71.1%
BAGALKOTINC(I)KALLIGUDDA PARAPPA KARABASAPPAJNPKAMBLE GANAPATARAO4,7259.10%67.5%
BAGEPALLIINC(I)S.MUNI KAJUINCV.KRISHNA RAO16,71529.32%72.6%
BAGEWADIINDASHTEKAR GOVIND LAXMANINC(I)MALAGALI GANGADHAR SANGAPPA3,5926.85%69.1%
BAILHONGALINCBALEKUNDARGI RAMLINGAPPA CHANABASAPPAINC(I)DODDAGOUDAR BASAVANTRAY BASALINGAPPA1,3462.47%74.7%
BAINDURINC(I)GOPALRISHNA KODGIJNPELWIN P. CRASTO11,96723.93%65.1%
BALLOLLIJNPARAKERI SIDDHARTH SANGAPPAINC(I)HOSAMANI CHANDRASHEKHAR KASAPPA8,81922.11%50.9%
BANNURINC(I)MADEGTOWDA K.JNPRAMASWAMY K.J.4,1156.57%81.2%
BANTWALINC(I)B. A. MOHIDEENJNPA. RUKMAYYA POOJARY12,38124.18%77.0%
BASAVAKALYANINC(I)BAPU RAO HULSOORKERJNPTAJUDDIN NAWAZBHAI4,9599.57%59.6%
BASAVANA-BAGEWADIJNPPATIL BASANAGOUDA SOMANAGOUDAINC(I)PATIL BASAVANTRAYA NINGANAGOUDA SULIBHAVI11,75823.39%61.3%
BASAVANAGUDIJNPSHAMANNA T.R.INC(I)NARASINGA RAO D.S.32,94451.99%64.7%
BELGAUMINDSAYANAK BALWANT BHIMRAOINDNAGHNOOR M. N.12,01617.23%80.3%
BELLARYINC(I)BHASKER NAIDU K.JNPABDUL HUQ4,7648.92%59.3%
BELLAVIJNPG.S.SHIVANANJAPPAINC(I)R.NARAYANA6021.03%72.4%
BELTHANGADYINC(I)GANGADHAR K.JNPK. CHIDANANDA9,86717.53%74.7%
BELURJNPLAKSHMANAIAH B. H.INC(I)UDAYAKUMAR2,7595.31%72.3%
BETHAMANGALAINC(I)C.VENKATESHAPPAJNPT.CHANNAIAH13,61726.18%60.8%
BHADRAVATHIINC(I)G. RAJASHEKARJNPK. M. JAVARAIAH3,4745.29%71.9%
BHALKIINCBHIMANNA SHIVALINGAPPA KANDREINC(I)BIDU RAO GOREHINCHOLLIKAR4,8079.39%68.5%
BHARAMASAGARAINC(I)T.CHOWDIAHJNPH.PUTTA BAI11,46523.29%66.3%
BHARATHINAGARJNPMICHEL B. FERNANEDSINC(I)MUNISWAMY M.6081.27%63.9%
BHATKALINC(I)SIDDIQ MOHAMED YAHYA BIN UMERJNPU. CHITTARANJAN7,93314.01%72.4%
BIDARINC(I)VEERSHETTY MOGLAPPA KUSNOORJNPKASHINATH GURAPPA16,29431.29%63.1%
BIJAPURJNPBAKSHI SAYYAD HABIBUDDIN SHAMANASAHEBINC(I)TATHOD KHUBASING TEJU9,52817.97%62.0%
BILGIINC(I)PATIL SIDDANAGOUDA SOMANAGOUDAJNPPATIL VENKATANAIK APPASAHEB4,5208.14%65.5%
BINNYPETINC(I)I.P.D SALAPPAJNPK.PRABHKARA REDDY12,56320.02%59.0%
BIRURINC(I)M. MALLAPPAJNPN. K. HUCHAPPA4870.94%73.7%
BRAHMAVARINC(I)ANANDA KUNDA HEGDEJNPV. S. ACHARYA2,8634.86%73.6%
BYADGIINC(I)MALAGI MARIYAPPA MUDAKAPPAJNPANNIGERI KARIYAPPA LAXMANAPPA11,35123.94%66.5%
CHALLAKEREINC(I)N.JAYANNAJNPB.L.GOWDA17,29128.44%74.6%
CHAMARAJAJNPK.PUTTASWAMYINC(I)B.N. KENGEGOWDA6,42114.28%62.9%
CHAMARAJANAGARJNPM.C.BASAPPAINCS.PUTTASWAMY15,87821.31%78.7%
CHAMARAJAPETJNPPREMILA S.INC(I)PRABHAKAR T.S.5,10910.48%61.0%
CHAMUNDESWARIINC(I)D.JAYADEVARAJA URSJNPM.RAJASHEKARA MURTHY1,0791.91%70.0%
CHANNAGIRIJNPJ. H. PATELINC(I)ABDUL HAMEED KHAN10,40116.85%77.3%
CHANNAPATNAINC(I)D.T.RAMUINDB.J. LINGE GOWDA13,41119.05%79.0%
CHICKPETJNPA.LAKSHMISAGARINC(I)M.V.THIWARY4,70310.44%63.5%
CHIKBALLAPURINC(I)RENUKA RAJENDRANJNPMUNIYAPA A.10,37017.80%69.1%
CHIKKODIINC(I)HEGRE PARASHURAM PADMANNAJNPKAMBLE SHRIPATHI9,24122.82%56.0%
CHIKMAGALURINC(I)C. A. CHANDRE GOWDAJNPB. L. SUBBAMMA8,01116.60%68.3%

Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Karnataka alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1978?

INC(I) won 149 of 224 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1978?

Turnout was 69.94% — 1.25 cr of 1.79 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?

Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.

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