Karnataka · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1980 SC
V. Sreenivasa Prasad of Indian National Congress (I) won the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka in the 1980 general election, with a winning margin of 110,461 votes (27.30%).
6 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 706,081 registered electors and 404,429 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 57.30%. This is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1980 Lok Sabha election, V. Sreenivasa Prasad of Indian National Congress (I) secured victory in the Chamarajanagar constituency (Karnataka) with a margin of 110,461 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, ensuring representation of marginalized communities in India's Parliament.
Out of 706,081 registered electors, 404,429 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 57.30%. A total of 6 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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