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Winner — 1978
GANGADHAR K.
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.5%JNP 38.0%3 others 6.5%
Votes
31,255
55.5% share
Winning margin
9,867
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.7%
of 75,354
Belthangady is a safe seat — GANGADHAR K. won by 17.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANGADHAR K. |  INC(I)INC | 31,255 | 55.5% |
| 2 | K. CHIDANANDA | Janata | 21,388 | 38.0% |
| 3 | G. N. BHIDE | INC | 1,952 | 3.5% |
| 4 | M. S. PRABHAKARA SAMPIGETHAYA | IND | 1,463 | 2.6% |
| 5 | SANATHKUMAR HEGDE | IND | 229 | 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 (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.8% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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18th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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124th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.5%JNP 38.0%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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