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Winner — 1978
H.GANGADHARAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.3%INC(I) 36.4%5 others 3.3%
Votes
25,091
60.3% share
Winning margin
9,941
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.2%
of 66,884
Krishnaraj is a safe seat — H.GANGADHARAN won by 23.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.GANGADHARAN | Janata | 25,091 | 60.3% |
| 2 | K.S. SURYANARAYANA RAO |  INC(I)INC | 15,150 | 36.4% |
| 3 | M.S. NEAMATH KHAN | INC | 736 | 1.8% |
| 4 | T.ANANTH RAO | IND | 204 | 0.5% |
| 5 | H.K. ANANTHA | IND | 183 | 0.4% |
| 6 | A.NARRY PATRICK | IND | 129 | 0.3% |
| 7 | N.C. SANJEEVAN | 122 | 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.
Average turnout (90th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.0% · max 27.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
90th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
90th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.3%INC(I) 36.4%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
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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