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Karnataka · PC 21 · 1977
Shimoga
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
A. R. BADARINARAYAN
INC· INC
INC 59.4%JNP 40.6%
Votes
2,36,065
59.4% share
Winning margin
74,836
18.8% of votes
Total votes cast
3,97,294
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. R. BADARINARAYAN | INC | 2,36,065 | 59.4% |
| 2 | J. H. PATEL | Janata Party | 1,61,229 | 40.6% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.8% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
20th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
23rd of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.4%JNP 40.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,01,127
Density
476 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,307 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population11.2%
Figures are for Mysore, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 9.7%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation55.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate78.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel94.7%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
21 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.