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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1978

Sedam

Winner — 1978

SHER KHAN
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 45.3%JNP 38.0%1 others 16.7%
Votes
22,397
45.3% share
Winning margin
3,636
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.6%
of 76,549

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHER KHAN
INC(I)
INC
22,39745.3%
2
BASWANTH REDDY
Janata
18,76138.0%
3
SAIREDDY RUDRAPPA PATIL
INC
8,27016.7%

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 (131st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 3.2% · max 33.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
131st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
80th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.3%JNP 38.0%INC 16.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

6 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Ancient Jain Temple in the Jungle

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Ancient Jain Temple in the Jungle

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Bhu Varaha Temple)

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Bhu Varaha Temple)

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Group of temples at Halashi, (Suvarneshvara Temple),

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Group of temples at Halashi, (Suvarneshvara Temple),

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Kalameshvara Temple

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Kalameshvara Temple

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Rameshvara Temple,

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Rameshvara Temple,

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Two Kadamba inscriptions dated Kaliyuga 4270 & 4272 in the temple of Narasimha

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Two Kadamba inscriptions dated Kaliyuga 4270 & 4272 in the temple of Narasimha

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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