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Winner — 1978
H.T.KRISHANAPPA
IND
IND 39.7%JNP 30.9%6 others 29.4%
Votes
23,721
39.7% share
Winning margin
5,246
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.3%
of 76,280
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.T.KRISHANAPPA | IND | 23,721 | 39.7% |
| 2 | K.SINGARIGOWDA | Janata | 18,475 | 30.9% |
| 3 | CHAGARIGOWDA | INC | 14,586 | 24.4% |
| 4 | T.M. CHANDRASHEKAR | IND | 965 | 1.6% |
| 5 | N.L. BYREGOWDA | IND | 856 | 1.4% |
| 6 | MARIGOWDA | IND | 669 | 1.1% |
| 7 | V.N.GOWDA | IND | 261 | 0.4% |
| 8 | J.B. SIDDAPPA | IND | 201 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (39th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 0.9% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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39th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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114th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.7%JNP 30.9%INC 24.4%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.