Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978

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Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978
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 19721978 1983  

All 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
Party INC(I) Janata Party
Seats won 149 59
Popular vote 5,543,756 4,754,114
Percentage 44.25% 37.95%

Chief Minister of Mysore before election

Vacant
President's rule

Chief Minister of Karnataka

D. Devaraj Urs
INC(I)

Karnataka State Legislative Assembly election, 1978 was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Riding on the popularity of the various social welfare measures initiated by Chief minister Devaraj Urs, the Congress-I emerged victorious winning 149 seats. [1]

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Karnataka State in southern India

Karnataka is a state in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is Bangalore (Bengaluru).

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in southern India. Karnataka is one of the seven states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses are the Vidhan Sabha and the Vidhan Parishad.

Results

e    d  Summary of results of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978 [1]
Political Party
Seats Contested
Seats Won
Number of Votes
% of Votes
Indian National Congress (Indira) 2141495,543,75644.25%
Janata Party 222594,754,11437.95%
Communist Party of India 63148,5671.19%
Indian National Congress 21221,001,5537.99%
Republican Party of India 3122,4430.18%
Independents 10940,6777.51%
Total22412,528,663

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India".Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India  ()