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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Sullia
Winner — 1978
A. RAMACHANDRA
JNP· Janata
JNP 44.5%INC(I) 38.5%3 others 17.0%
Votes
24,148
44.5% share
Winning margin
3,274
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.5%
of 73,792
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. RAMACHANDRA | Janata | 24,148 | 44.5% |
| 2 | P. D. BANGERA |  INC(I)INC | 20,874 | 38.5% |
| 3 | B. RAMAKRISHNA | Left | 6,482 | 12.0% |
| 4 | M. BHASKAR NAIK | INC | 2,515 | 4.6% |
| 5 | B. HUKRAPPA | IND | 198 | 0.4% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.3% · max 14.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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7th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
199th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 44.5%INC(I) 38.5%CPM 12.0%OTH 5.0%
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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