1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Vote Type:Popular
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:1972
Election Date:1978
Next Election:1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:1983
Seats For Election:All 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:113
Party1:Indian National Congress (Indira)
Last Election1:165
Seats1:149
Seat Change1: 16
Popular Vote1:5,543,756
Percentage1:44.25%
Swing1: 7.92%
Party2:Janata Party
Last Election2:Party did not exist
Seats2:59
Seat Change2: 59
Popular Vote2:4,754,114
Percentage2:37.95%
Swing2: 37.95%
Chief Minister of Mysore
Before Election:Vacant
Before Party:President's rule
Posttitle:Chief Minister of Karnataka
After Election:D. Devaraj Urs
After Party:Indian National Congress (Indira)

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]

Results

!colspan=10||- align=center!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Contestants
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats won
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seat change
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Number of votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Vote share|- style="background: #90EE90;"| |align="left"|Indian National Congress (Indira)||214||149|| 16||5,543,756||44.25%| 7.92%|-| |align="left"|Janata Party||222||59|| 59||4,754,114||37.95%| 37.95%|-| |align="left"|Communist Party of India||6||3||||148,567||1.19%| 0.20%|-| |align="left"|Indian National Congress (Organisation)||212||2|| 22||1,001,553||7.99%| 18.23%|-| |align="left"|Republican Party of India||3||1|| 1||22,443||0.18%| 0.18%|-| |align="left"|Independents||||10|| 10||940,677||7.51%|N/A|-||align="left"|Total||||224|||| |||-|}

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
Aurad None Manik Rao Patil
Bhalki None Bhimanna Shivalingappa Kandre
Hulsoor SC Madanlal Badeappa
Bidar None Veershetty Moglappa Kusnoor
Humnabad None Baswaraj Hawgappa
Basavakalyan None Bapu Rao Hulsoorker
Chincholi None Devendrappa Ghalappa Jamadar
Kamalapur SC Govind P. Vadeyaraj
Alland None Anna Rao Bhem Rao Patil Kotalli
Gulbarga None Qamarul Islam
Shahabad SC Sharnappa Fakeerappa Bhairy
Afzalpur None M.y.patil
Chitapur None Prabhakar R.telkar
Sedam None Sher Khan
Jewargi None
Gurmitkal SC
Yadgir None Sharanappa Nagappa Kalburgi
Shahapur None Shivanna Sawoor
Shorapur None Raja Kumar Naik
Deodurg SC B. Shivanna
Raichur None Nazeer Ahmad Siddiqui
Kalmala None Sudhendra Rao Kasbe
Manvi None R. Ambanna Naik Dorai Hanamappa Naik
Lingsugur None Baswaraj Appagouda Timmangouda Anwari
Sindhnoor None Narayanappa Hanumanthappa
Kushtagi None M. Ganganna Bheemappa
Yelburga None Shrilingraj Shivashankar Rao
Kanakagiri None M.nagappa Mukappa
Gangavathi None C.yadave Rao Shesha Rao
Koppal None Veeranna Pampanna Mudgal
Siruguppa None Ramaiah B. E.
Kurugodu None Ramappa M.
Bellary None Bhasker Naidu K.
Hospet None K. Gudusaheb
Sandur None C. Rudrappa
Kudligi None T. Somappa
Kottur None M. M. J. Sadyojatha
Hadagalli None Karibasavanagoud Kogali
Harapanahalli SC D. Narayanadas
Harihar None P.basavana Gowda
Davangere None Pampapathi
Mayakonda None Nagamma C. Keshavamurty
Bharamasagara SC T.chowdiah
Chitradurga None V.masiyappa
Jagalur None G.h. Aswatha Reddy
Molakalmuru None Patil Papanaik
Challakere None N.jayanna
Hiriyur SC K.h.ranganath
Holalkere None K.h.siddarampna
Hosadurga None K.venkataramaiah
Pavagada SC Nagappa
Sira None S.lingaiah
Kallambella None
Bellavi None G.s.shivananjappa
Madhugiri SC Gangahamumaiah
Koratagere None Muddaramaiah
Tumkur None Nazeer Ahmed
Kunigal None Andanaiah
Huliyurdurga None Mayanna D.t
Gubbi None Gatti Chandrashekar
Turuvekere None K.h.ramakrishnaiah
Tiptur None V.l. Shivappa
Chiknaikanahalli None N.basavaiah
Gowribidanur None Papaiah B.n.k
Chikballapur SC Renuka Rajendran
Sidlaghatta None S.munishamapra
Bagepalli None S. Muni Raju
Chintamani None Chowdareddy
Srinivasapur None
Mulbagal None J.m.reddy
Kolar Gold Fields SC C.m.arumugham
Bethamangala SC C.venkateshappa
Kolar None M.abdul Latheef
Vemgal None S.govinda Gowda
Malur None P.n.reddy
Malleswaram None P.ramdev
Rajajinagar None Mallur Ananda Rao
Gandhinagar None K.lakshman
Chickpet None A.lakshmisagar
Binnypet None I.p.d Salappa
Chamarajapet None Premila S.
Basavanagudi None Shamanna T.r.
Jayanagar None Chandrashekar M.
Shanthinagar SC Ranganathan P.k.
Shivajinagar None
Bharathinagar None Michel B. Fernaneds
Jayamahal None
Yelahanka SC B.basavalingappa
Uttarahalli None
Varthur None B.v. Ramachandra Reddy
Kanakapura None Appaji C.
Sathanur None Shivalinge Gowda K.l
Channapatna None D.t.ramu
Ramanagaram None A.k. Abdul Samad
Magadi None Bettaswamy Gowda
Nelamangala SC K.prabhakar
Doddaballapur None G.ramegowda
Devanahalli SC B.n. Bache Gowda
Hosakote None B.n.bache Gowda
Nagamangala None H.t.krishanappa
Maddur None M.manchegowda
Kiragaval None G.made Gowda
Malavalli SC K.l. Mariswami
Mandya None M.s. Athmanada
Keragodu None H.d.chowdaiah
Srirangapatna None M.srinivas
Pandavapura None K.rajagopal
Krishnarajpet None S.m.lingappa
Hanur None Rajugowda G.
Kollegal SC Siddamadaiah M.
Bannur None Madegtowda K.
T. Narasipur SC Venkataramana P.
Krishnaraj None H.gangadharan
Chamaraja None K.puttaswamy
Narasimharaja None Azez Sait
Chamundeswari None D.jayadevaraja Urs
Nanjangud None K.b.shivaiah
Santhemarahalli SC M.madaiah (ramasamundra)
Chamarajanagar None M.c.basappa
Gundlupet None H.k.shivarudrappa
Heggadadevanakote SC Susheela Cheluvaraj
Hunsur None
Krishnarajanagar None Viswanatha H.
Periyapatna None Kala Marigowda K. S.
Anekal SC Y.ramakrishan
Virajpet ST G. K. Subhaiah
Madikere None Merianda C. Nanaiah
Somwarpet None R. Gunda Rao
Belur SC Lakshmanaiah B. H.
Arsikere None D. B. Gangadharappa
Gandsi None Haranahalli Ramaswamy
Sravanabelagola None H. C. Srikantaiah
Holenarasipur None H. D. Devegowda
Arkalgud None Mallapa K. B.
Hassan None Hanumegowda K. H.
Sakleshpur None Somappa J. D.
Sullia SC A. Ramachandra
Puttur None K. Rama Bhat
Vittal None B. V. Kakkilaya
Belthangady None Gangadhar K. Gangadhar K.
Bantwal None B. A. Mohideen
Mangalore None P. F. Rodrigues
Ullal None U. T. Fareed
Surathkal None Subbayya Shetty
Kaup None B. Bhasker Shetty
Udupi None M. Monarama Madhwaraj
Brahmavar None Ananda Kunda Hegde
Coondapur None Kaup Sanjiva Shetty
Baindur None Gopalrishna Kodgi
Karkal None M. Veerappa Moily
Moodabidri None Damodar Mulky
Sringeri None B. Ramaiah
Mudigere SC Motamma
Chikmagalur None C. A. Chandre Gowda
Birur None M. Mallappa
Kadur None K. M. Thammaiah
Tarikere None H. M. Mallikarjunappa
Channagiri None J. H. Patel
Holehonnur SC G. Basavanappa
Bhadravathi None G. Rajashekar
Honnali None H. B. Kadasiddappa
Shimoga None K. H. Srinivasa
Tirthahalli None Kadilal Divakara
Hosanagar None S. M. Sheeranaly Chandrasekhar
Sagar None L. T. Thimmappa Hegade
Sorab None S. Bangarappa
Shikaripur None K. Yenkatappa
Sirsi SC Borkar Umakant Buddu
Bhatkal None Siddiq Mohamed Yahya Bin Umer
Kumta None Naik Seetaram Vasudev
Ankola None Anasuya Gajanan Sharma
Karwar None Waingankar Dattatraya Vithu
Haliyal None Ghadi Virupaksh Mallappa
Dharwad Rural None Madiman Sumati Bhalachandra
Dharwad None Bhavurao Deshpande
Hubli None Jartardhar Mahadevsa Govindsa
Hubli Rural None Bommai Somappa Rayappa
Kalghatgi None Patil Fakiragouda Shivangouda
Kundgol None Katagi Mahadevappa Shivappa
Shiggaon None Nadaf Mahammadkhasheemsab Mardansab
Hanagal None Tahasildar Manohar Hanamantappa
Hirekerur None Gubbi Shankararao Basalingappagouda
Ranibennur None Nalawagal Somalingappa Hanumantappa
Byadgi SC Malagi Mariyappa Mudakappa
Haveri None Taware Fakirappa Shiddappa
Shirhatti None Upanal Gulappa Fakirappa
Mundargi None Bhavi Vasantappa Basappa
Gadag None Muttinpendimath Chanaveerayya Shantayya
Ron None Muthikatti Veerabhadrappa Adiveppa
Naragund None B. R. Patil
Navalgund None Patil Shankaragouda Virupakshagouda
Ramdurg None Patil Ramanagouda Shivashiddanagouda
Parasgad None Takked Gudanshah Khanashah
Bailhongal None Balekundargi Ramlingappa Chanabasappa
Kittur None Arawalli Patil Parvatgouda Basangouda
Khanapur None Sirdesai Nilkanthrao Bhagawantrao
Belgaum None Sayanak Balwant Bhimrao
Uchagaon None Pawashe Prabhakar Anapa
Bagewadi None Ashtekar Govind Laxman
Gokak ST Nail Laxman Siddappa
Arabhavi None Koujalgi Veeranna Shivalingappa
Hukkeri None Mahajanshetti Shivoyogi Shivaligappa
Sankeshwar None Patil Malhargouda Shankargouda
Nippani None Chavan Balavant Gopal
Sadalga None Bedage Anna Balaji
Chikkodi SC Hegre Parashuram Padmanna
Raibag SC Nadoni Rama Shidling
Kagwad None Jakanur Annarao Balappa
Athani None Pawar Desai Shidharaj Alias Dhairyasheelarao Bhojaraj
Jamkhandi None Pattar Venkappa Veerappa
Bilgi None Patil Siddanagouda Somanagouda
Mudhol SC Hadimani Alias Kale Jayawant Kalasappa
Bagalkot None Kalligudda Parappa Karabasappa
Badami None Chimmanakatti Balappa Bhimappa
Guledgud None Janali Basanagonda Veeranagouda
Hungund None Kavashetti Shankarappa Sugurappa
Muddebihal None Deshukh Jagadev Rao Sanganabasappa
Huvin-hippargi None Patil Basangouda Somanagouda
Basavana-bagewadi None Patil Basanagouda Somanagouda
Tikota None Patil Badugouda Bapugouda
Bijapur None Bakshi Sayyad Habibuddin Shamanasaheb
Ballolli SC Arakeri Siddharth Sangappa
Indi None Kallur Raveashiddappa Ramagondappa
Sindgi None Bekinalkar Maibubsaheb Hasansanheb

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka . . eci.gov.in . 30 October 2022.