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Winner — 1978
MALLAPA K. B.
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.0%INC(I) 23.5%3 others 21.4%
Votes
32,315
55.0% share
Winning margin
18,491
31.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.0%
of 76,319
Arkalgud is a safe seat — MALLAPA K. B. won by 31.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALLAPA K. B. | Janata | 32,315 | 55.0% |
| 2 | PUTTALINGEGOWDA |  INC(I)INC | 13,824 | 23.5% |
| 3 | NANJEGOWDA H. N. | INC | 11,717 | 19.9% |
| 4 | SANNADEVAIAH H. P. | IND | 674 | 1.1% |
| 5 | EROGOWDA | IND | 206 | 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.
High turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean31.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.7% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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38th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
181st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.0%INC(I) 23.5%INC 19.9%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
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