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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1978Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1978

SIDDAMADAIAH M.
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 48.4%JNP 45.7%4 others 5.9%
Votes
28,188
48.4% share
Winning margin
1,542
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.8%
of 80,073

A closely fought contest. SIDDAMADAIAH M. won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIDDAMADAIAH M.
INC(I)
INC
28,18848.4%
2
BASAVAIAH B.
JNP
Janata
26,64645.7%
3
CHAKKABASAVAIAH R.
INC
INC
1,3132.3%
4
DEVANNA C.
IND
9601.6%
5
MALLESHU
IND
8571.5%
6
KRISHNASWAMY H
IND
3240.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.9% · max 32.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
45th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.4%JNP 45.7%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Rameshwara Temple

Rameshwara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Rameshwara Temple

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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.

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