Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1978
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 69.94% turnout.
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
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I)INC(I) | 149 | +149 | 214 | 55,43,756 | 44.25% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 59 | +59 | 222 | 47,54,114 | 37.95% | — |
| INDIndependent | 10 | +10 | 480 | 9,40,677 | 7.51% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | +3 | 6 | 1,48,567 | 1.19% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | +2 | 212 | 10,01,553 | 7.99% | — |
| RPIRPI | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22,443 | 0.18% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 62,881 | 0.50% | — |
| ADKADK | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22,310 | 0.18% | — |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16,437 | 0.13% | — |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15,795 | 0.13% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 0.00% | — |
- INC(I)149 (67%)
- JNP59 (26%)
- IND10 (4%)
- CPI3 (1%)
- INC2 (1%)
- RPI1 (0%)
- INC(I)149
- JNP59
- IND10
- CPI3
- INC2
- RPI1
- 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
- INC(I)
- JNP
- IND
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUVIN-HIPPARGI | JNPPATIL BASANGOUDA SOMANAGOUDA | INC(I)PATIL KUMARAGOUDA ADIVEPPAGOUDA | 4,2838.43% | 67.4% |
| INDI | JNPKALLUR RAVEASHIDDAPPA RAMAGONDAPPA | INC(I)MISALE SIDDABA ARJUN | 10,16621.62% | 58.1% |
| JAGALUR | JNPG.H. ASWATHA REDDY | INC(I)B.H. SREENIVASANAIK | 590.10% | 71.2% |
| JAMKHANDI | INC(I)PATTAR VENKAPPA VEERAPPA | JNPBAGALKOT GURUPAD SHIVAPPA | 4,0015.97% | 72.1% |
| JAYAMAHAL | JNPJEEVARAJ ALVA | INC(I)HAMEED SHAH S. | 2,3255.04% | 60.5% |
| JAYANAGAR | JNPCHANDRASHEKAR M. | INC(I)SATHYANARAYANA M.S. | 17,26827.75% | 61.1% |
| JEWARGI | INC(I)DHARAM SINGH NARAYAN SINGH | JNPMALLAPPA MALKAPPA SAHU ALUR | 11,59523.61% | 60.9% |
| KADUR | JNPK. M. THAMMAIAH | INC(I)K. T. MUDDIYAPPA | 5,49110.28% | 74.3% |
| KAGWAD | INC(I)JAKANUR ANNARAO BALAPPA | JNPPADANAD PARAPPA LAXMAN | 6,29911.53% | 73.9% |
| KALGHATGI | JNPPATIL FAKIRAGOUDA SHIVANGOUDA | INC(I)KURAWATTI CHANA - BASAPPA BASAPPA | 6,05312.40% | 69.3% |
| KALLAMBELLA | INC(I)T.B.JAYACHANDRA | JNPB.GANGANNA | 7,81214.96% | 72.1% |
| KALMALA | INC(I)SUDHENDRA RAO KASBE | JNPMUNIYAPPA MUDDANNA | 7,34419.09% | 50.5% |
| KAMALAPUR | JNPGOVIND P. VADEYARAJ | INC(I)NARSING RAO JADHAV | 5,80912.97% | 60.0% |
| KANAKAGIRI | INC(I)M.NAGAPPA MUKAPPA | JNPMARIYAPPA DODDABASAPPA BHATADA | 15,00830.98% | 60.4% |
| KANAKAPURA | INC(I)APPAJI C. | JNPSRINIVASA MURTHY K.G | 3,2935.41% | 80.4% |
| KARKAL | INC(I)M. VEERAPPA MOILY | JNPM. K. VIJAYAKUMAR | 8,95616.62% | 76.3% |
| KARWAR | INC(I)WAINGANKAR DATTATRAYA VITHU | JNPGAONKAR SAKHARAM DATTATRAY | 2,4424.90% | 64.3% |
| KAUP | INC(I)B. BHASKER SHETTY | JNPDAYANATHA K. KOTIAN | 8,71817.32% | 74.1% |
| KERAGODU | JNPH.D.CHOWDAIAH | INC(I)M.D. SIDDARAMAIAH | 19,95935.63% | 81.5% |
| KHANAPUR | INDSIRDESAI NILKANTHRAO BHAGAWANTRAO | JNPBABSHET KRISHNA JI RAMCHANDRA | 3,0155.42% | 69.6% |
| KIRAGAVAL | JNPG.MADE GOWDA | INC(I)RAME GOWDA | 21,23133.38% | 86.3% |
| KITTUR | JNPARAWALLI PATIL PARVATGOUDA BASANGOUDA | INC(I)TONNI SHIVAPUTRAPPA GURUPADAPPA | 1,1262.01% | 71.5% |
| KOLAR | INC(I)M.ABDUL LATHEEF | JNPP.VENKATAGIRIYAPPA | 3940.69% | 74.2% |
| KOLAR GOLD FIELDS | RPIC.M.ARUMUGHAM | JNPS.RAJAGOPAL | 8,13617.63% | 69.6% |
| KOLLEGAL | INC(I)SIDDAMADAIAH M. | JNPBASAVAIAH B. | 1,5422.65% | 72.8% |
| KOPPAL | INC(I)VEERANNA PAMPANNA MUDGAL | JNPSHANKRAGOUDA LINGAGOUDA SINGATALOOR | 17,04934.60% | 63.9% |
| KORATAGERE | INC(I)MUDDARAMAIAH | JNPVEERANNA | 4,9987.84% | 72.0% |
| KOTTUR | INC(I)M. M. J. SADYOJATHA | JNPB. S. VEERABHADRAPPA | 8,67516.35% | 70.4% |
| KRISHNARAJ | JNPH.GANGADHARAN | INC(I)K.S. SURYANARAYANA RAO | 9,94123.89% | 62.2% |
| KRISHNARAJANAGAR | INC(I)VISWANATHA H. | JNPNANJAPPA S. | 9,13014.93% | 77.8% |
| KRISHNARAJPET | JNPS.M.LINGAPPA | INC(I)K.UJJINILINGESWAR | 6,31210.38% | 77.2% |
| KUDLIGI | INC(I)T. SOMAPPA | JNPB. SATHYANARAYANA SING | 17,19435.25% | 65.3% |
| KUMTA | INC(I)NAIK SEETARAM VASUDEV | JNPNAIK RANAYYA SHIVAPPA | 2,8934.95% | 68.2% |
| KUNDGOL | INC(I)KATAGI MAHADEVAPPA SHIVAPPA | JNPMUNIR DIVANASAB HAIDARSAB | 17,87731.24% | 74.9% |
| KUNIGAL | INC(I)ANDANAIAH | JNPTHAMMANNA G. | 8,19113.37% | 74.9% |
| KURUGODU | INC(I)RAMAPPA M. | JNPKARIBASAPPA ALLAM | 7,66514.59% | 67.4% |
| KUSHTAGI | INC(I)M. GANGANNA BHEEMAPPA | JNPVITTAPPA PAMPANNA KANTLI | 18,20937.42% | 58.2% |
| LINGSUGUR | INC(I)BASWARAJ APPAGOUDA TIMMANGOUDA ANWARI | JNPRAJ AMARAPPA NAIK | 7,70114.81% | 66.6% |
| MADDUR | JNPM.MANCHEGOWDA | INC(I)A.D.BILLIGOWDA | 22,56134.61% | 81.5% |
| MADHUGIRI | INC(I)GANGAHAMUMAIAH | JNPGANGABOVI | 6,86610.91% | 68.1% |
| MADIKERE | INC(I)MERIANDA C. NANAIAH | JNPA. K. SUBBAIAH | 2,8745.02% | 74.7% |
| MAGADI | JNPBETTASWAMY GOWDA | INC(I)HULIKATTE G. CHANNAPPA | 5,3738.34% | 76.5% |
| MALAVALLI | JNPK.L. MARISWAMI | INC(I)M. SHIVAIAH | 620.10% | 73.2% |
| MALLESWARAM | JNPP.RAMDEV | CPIM.S.KRISHNAN | 12,01820.78% | 65.0% |
| MALUR | INC(I)P.N.REDDY | JNPLAKSHMIDEVI RAMANNA | 8,79016.86% | 73.1% |
| MANDYA | JNPM.S. ATHMANADA | INC(I)SADATH ALI KHAN | 2,7474.31% | 74.2% |
| MANGALORE | INC(I)P. F. RODRIGUES | JNPSHARDA ACHAR | 1,2352.33% | 75.1% |
| MANVI | INC(I)R. AMBANNA NAIK DORAI HANAMAPPA NAIK | JNPK. RAJASEKHARAPPA | 1,5083.42% | 61.6% |
| MAYAKONDA | INC(I)NAGAMMA C. KESHAVAMURTY | JNPK.G. MAHESWARAPPA | 5,7219.52% | 70.1% |
| MOLAKALMURU | INC(I)PATIL PAPANAIK | JNPH.C. BORAIAH | 3,2415.40% | 75.2% |
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.
