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Winner — 1978
MERIANDA C. NANAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 44.2%JNP 39.2%3 others 16.6%
Votes
25,327
44.2% share
Winning margin
2,874
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.7%
of 76,660
A clear win with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERIANDA C. NANAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 25,327 | 44.2% |
| 2 | A. K. SUBBAIAH | Janata | 22,453 | 39.2% |
| 3 | DEMBEKODI SUBRAIAH MADAPPA | IND | 4,488 | 7.8% |
| 4 | B. N. KUTTAPPA | Left | 3,144 | 5.5% |
| 5 | A. M. BELLIAPPA | INC | 1,849 | 3.2% |
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 (64th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 2.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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64th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
137th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 44.2%JNP 39.2%IND 7.8%CPM 5.5%OTH 3.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.