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Winner — 1978
MADEGTOWDA K.
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 42.2%JNP 35.6%3 others 22.2%
Votes
26,422
42.2% share
Winning margin
4,115
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.2%
of 77,135
A clear win with a 6.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADEGTOWDA K. |  INC(I)INC | 26,422 | 42.2% |
| 2 | RAMASWAMY K.J. | Janata | 22,307 | 35.6% |
| 3 | CHAKKAMADANAKIK K.M. | IND | 9,982 | 15.9% |
| 4 | SIDDIAH S. | INC | 3,211 | 5.1% |
| 5 | SHIVASWAMY M.S. | IND | 688 | 1.1% |
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 (159th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.4% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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159th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
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69th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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155th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 42.2%JNP 35.6%IND 15.9%INC 5.1%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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