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Karnataka · PC 17 · 1991
Mangalore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 49.8%INC 43.5%6 others 6.7%
Votes
2,74,700
49.8% share
Winning margin
35,005
6.3% of votes
Total votes cast
5,51,476
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR | BJP | 2,74,700 | 49.8% |
| 2 | JANARDHANA POOJARI | INC | 2,39,695 | 43.5% |
| 3 | P. RAMCHANDRA RAO | Janata Dal | 28,010 | 5.1% |
| 4 | H. SUBBAYYA SHETTY | JP | 3,753 | 0.7% |
| 5 | C.B. BELLIAPPA | IND | 2,184 | 0.4% |
| 6 | MELVILLE PINTO | MSD | 2,045 | 0.4% |
| 7 | B.E. SHESHADRI | IND | 567 | 0.1% |
| 8 | M.N. GOVINDRAJULU | IND | 522 | 0.1% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.0% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
7th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
1st of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.8%INC 43.5%CPM 5.1%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
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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.





