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Winner — 1978
PRABHAKAR R.TELKAR
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 56.1%JNP 27.0%2 others 16.9%
Votes
20,814
56.1% share
Winning margin
10,799
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.5%
of 73,497
Chitapur is a safe seat — PRABHAKAR R.TELKAR won by 29.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABHAKAR R.TELKAR |  INC(I)INC | 20,814 | 56.1% |
| 2 | KUSUMAKAR DESAI | Janata | 10,015 | 27.0% |
| 3 | SUBHASH SHANKARSHETTY PATIL | INC | 5,108 | 13.8% |
| 4 | SATYANARAYAN VYAS | IND | 1,180 | 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 (89th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.9% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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89th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
126th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 56.1%JNP 27.0%INC 13.8%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
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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