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Winner — 1978
D.DEVARAJ URS
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.2%JNP 37.1%2 others 7.6%
Votes
36,766
55.2% share
Winning margin
12,055
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
80.4%
of 82,771
Hunsur is a safe seat — D.DEVARAJ URS won by 18.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.DEVARAJ URS |  INC(I)INC | 36,766 | 55.2% |
| 2 | H.L. THIMMEGOWDA | Janata | 24,711 | 37.1% |
| 3 | S.CHIKKAMADU | IND | 4,665 | 7.0% |
| 4 | G.RANGASWAMY | IND | 409 | 0.6% |
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.
Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.1% · max 51.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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63rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
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70th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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166th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.2%JNP 37.1%IND 7.0%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,37,961
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,202 km²
SC population22.3%
ST population4.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.4%
Electricity87.6%
Sanitation61.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel79.0%
Health insurance30.0%
What's nearby?
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