Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978
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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]
Results
Political Party |
Seats Contested |
Seats Won |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes | |
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Indian National Congress (Indira) | 214 | 149 | 5,543,756 | 44.25% | |
Janata Party | 222 | 59 | 4,754,114 | 37.95% | |
Communist Party of India | 6 | 3 | 148,567 | 1.19% | |
Indian National Congress | 212 | 2 | 1,001,553 | 7.99% | |
Republican Party of India | 3 | 1 | 22,443 | 0.18% | |
Independents | 10 | 940,677 | 7.51% | ||
Total | 224 | 12,528,663 |
References
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