Who won Sankeshwar in the 1985 Assembly election?

PATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUD of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Sankeshwar in the 1985 Assembly election with 31,643 votes (50.7% vote share), a margin of 3,016 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

203. Sankeshwar

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1985

KA-SANKESHWAR

INC 50.7%won by 4.8%JNP 45.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.7% to 4.8%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate

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not in source

Turnout

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not in source

Valid votes

62,472

Margin

3,016

4.83%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC

1PATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUD Indian National Congress · INC31,64350.7%
2KARAGUPPI PRABHAKAR SHIVAMALLAPPA Janata Party · JNP28,62745.8%
3APPASAHEB RAOSAHEB PATIL Independent · IND7851.3%
4KASABEKAR ANANT ARJUN Independent · IND5951.0%
5MATHAPATI SHIVAYYA DUNDAYYA Independent · IND4580.7%
6RUDRAGOUDA BALASAHEB PATIL Independent · IND2330.4%
7SHANTILAL HANSAJI SHAH Independent · IND1310.2%

Since 1983

Derived

Winner then: INC
Winner now: INC
INC–JNP swing: +4.2%
INC share: 48.0% → 50.7%
JNP share: 47.4% → 45.8%
Turnout: — → —

202. Hukkeri 204. Nippani

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