1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
The 1978 Karnataka State Legislative Assembly election 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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All 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 113 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Political Party |
Contestants |
Seats won |
Seat change |
Number of votes |
Vote share |
Net change | |
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| Indian National Congress (Indira) | 214 | 149 |  16 | 5,543,756 | 7.92% | ||
| Janata Party | 222 | 59 |  59 | 4,754,114 | 37.95% | ||
| Communist Party of India | 6 | 3 |  | 148,567 | 0.20% | ||
| Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 212 | 2 | 22 | 1,001,553 | 18.23% | ||
| Republican Party of India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22,443 | 0.18% | ||
| Independents | 10 | 10 | 940,677 | N/A | |||
| Total | 224 | ' |
References
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India".
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