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Karnataka · PC 28 · 1977
Bijapur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
CHOUDHARI KALINGAPPA BHIMANNA
INC· INC
INC 53.3%JNP 46.7%
Votes
1,73,700
53.3% share
Winning margin
21,674
6.7% of votes
Total votes cast
3,25,726
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOUDHARI KALINGAPPA BHIMANNA | INC | 1,73,700 | 53.3% |
| 2 | NAGATHAN IRAPPA CHANAMALLAPPA | Janata Party | 1,52,026 | 46.7% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.6% · max 21.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
4th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
19th of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.3%JNP 46.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Ramalingesvara Temples and Inscriptions
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Ramalingesvara Temples and Inscriptions
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.