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Karnataka Lok Sabha 1977

Results board · 28 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateKarnataka
Seats
28
Constituencies
Majority
15
Seats needed of 28
Electors
1.68Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
1.06Cr
63.2% of electors
Median turnout
64.6%
Median of 28 seats
INC lead
+11
Above majority · 26 − 15

[01]Seat matrix

28 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 28 seats: INC 26, BLD 2. Majority line at 15 seats. Hemicycle of 28 seats: INC 26, BLD 2. Majority line at 15 seats.
Majority · 15 of 28INC 26 · +11 above majority
INC 2692.9% Indian National Congress
BLD 27.1% Bharatiya Lok Dal

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 56.8%26 seats · 92.9%
BLD 39.9%2 seats · 7.1%
CPI 0.4%0 seats
RPK 0.3%0 seats
Others 2.6%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 56.8% of votes into 92.9% of seats, a seat premium of 36.1 pp.

    26 ÷ 28 = 92.9% · 92.9 − 56.8 = +36.1

  2. BLD polled 39.9% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 2 seats (7.1%).

    2 ÷ 28 = 7.1% · 7.1 − 39.9 = −32.8

  3. Hassan was decided by 1,081 votes, the closest of 28 seats; Bellary had the widest margin, 1,45,544.

    min / max of margin over 28 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; BLD won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 28 · BLD 1

  5. In SC-reserved seats INC won 5 of 5 (100.0%), against 92.9% of all seats.

    5 ÷ 5 = 100.0% · 26 ÷ 28 = 92.9%

  6. Turnout ran from 50.6% in Raichur to 73.1% in Shimoga; the median seat polled 64.6%.

    min / median / max over 28 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

28 of 28 seats carry a turnout
025507510064.6%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 828.6% of seats
60–70 1553.6% of seats
70–80 517.9% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestRaichur50.6%
  • HighestShimoga73.1%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

28 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Karnataka Lok Sabha 1977, all 28 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Bidar Shankardev Balaji Rao Indian National Congress 3,11,925 50,230 16.1 51.4
02 Gulbarga Sidram Reddi Indian National Congress 3,22,935 85,392 26.4 51.3
03 Raichur Rajshekhar Mallappa Indian National Congress 3,03,706 1,36,422 44.9 50.6
04 KoppalSC Sidrameshwara Swamy Basayya Indian National Congress 3,44,340 1,25,779 36.5 56.1
05 BellarySCWIDEST K. S. Veera Bhadrappa Indian National Congress 3,86,059 1,45,544 37.7 65.0
06 DavangereST Kondajji Basappa Indian National Congress 4,25,341 92,122 21.7 69.3
07 Chitradurga K. Mallanna Indian National Congress 3,82,855 86,654 22.6 61.8
08 Tumkur K. Lakkappa Indian National Congress 4,19,806 66,817 15.9 69.5
09 ChikballapurST M. V. Krishnappa Indian National Congress 4,08,854 48,474 11.9 65.2
10 Kolar G. Y. Krishnan Indian National Congress 3,61,610 73,016 20.2 60.8
11 Kanakapura M. V. Chandrasekhara Murthy Indian National Congress 4,18,814 4,652 1.1 62.2
12 Bangalore North C. K. Jafar Sharif Indian National Congress 3,74,502 40,184 10.7 60.2
13 Bangalore South K. S. Hegde Bharatiya Lok Dal 4,26,595 41,165 9.6 64.2
14 Mandya K. Chickalingaiah Indian National Congress 4,25,086 5,321 1.3 70.3
15 Chamarajanagar B. Rachaiah Indian National Congress 4,00,768 71,618 17.9 66.0
16 Mysore H. D. Tulsidas Indian National Congress 3,75,720 41,668 11.1 63.0
17 Mangalore Janardhana Poojari Indian National Congress 3,96,203 78,328 19.8 71.3
18 UdupiSC T. A. Pai Indian National Congress 3,74,736 1,03,462 27.6 71.0
19 HassanCLOSEST S. Nanjesha Gowda Bharatiya Lok Dal 4,29,300 1,081 0.3 69.3
20 Chikmagalur D. B. Chandre Gowda Indian National Congress 3,62,993 64,568 17.8 67.9
21 Shimoga A. R. Badarinarayan Indian National Congress 4,09,137 74,836 18.3 73.1
22 KanaraSC Kadam Balsu Pursu Indian National Congress 3,91,234 34,394 8.8 67.0
23 Dharwad South Mohsin F. H. Indian National Congress 4,07,647 91,940 22.6 70.8
24 Dharwad North Mahishi Sarojini Bindurao Indian National Congress 3,68,014 54,428 14.8 68.7
25 Belgaum Kotrashetti Appayappa Karaveerappa Indian National Congress 3,31,684 64,002 19.3 52.7
26 Chikkodi B Shankaranand Indian National Congress 3,32,755 45,500 13.7 58.3
27 Bagalkot Patil Sanganagouda Basangouda Indian National Congress 3,66,290 72,098 19.7 58.5
28 BijapurSC Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna Indian National Congress 3,37,433 21,674 6.4 58.5
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,45,544 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1977 · Karnataka · 28 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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