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Winner — 1978
H.D.CHOWDAIAH
JNP· Janata
JNP 61.6%INC(I) 26.0%2 others 12.4%
Votes
34,515
61.6% share
Winning margin
19,959
35.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.5%
of 68,692
Keragodu is a safe seat — H.D.CHOWDAIAH won by 35.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.D.CHOWDAIAH | Janata | 34,515 | 61.6% |
| 2 | M.D. SIDDARAMAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 14,556 | 26.0% |
| 3 | G.PUTTASWAMY | INC | 6,266 | 11.2% |
| 4 | M.RAMALINGAIAH | IND | 675 | 1.2% |
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.
Average turnout (171st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 1.3% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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171st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
139th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 61.6%INC(I) 26.0%INC 11.2%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,45,497
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,924 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population12.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.7%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.7%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.1%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
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