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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1978
Krishnarajpet
Winner — 1978
S.M.LINGAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 43.4%INC(I) 33.0%2 others 23.7%
Votes
26,352
43.4% share
Winning margin
6,312
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.2%
of 78,739
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.M.LINGAPPA | Janata | 26,352 | 43.4% |
| 2 | K.UJJINILINGESWAR |  INC(I)INC | 20,040 | 33.0% |
| 3 | A.B. JAVARAPPA | INC | 12,373 | 20.4% |
| 4 | G.RAJEGOWDA | IND | 2,016 | 3.3% |
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.
Average turnout (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.9% · max 34.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
51st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
209th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 43.4%INC(I) 33.0%INC 20.4%OTH 3.3%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.