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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1978

Mangalore

Winner — 1978

P. F. RODRIGUES
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 50.1%JNP 47.8%2 others 2.1%
Votes
26,579
50.1% share
Winning margin
1,235
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.1%
of 70,616

A closely fought contest. P. F. RODRIGUES won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. F. RODRIGUES
INC(I)
INC
26,57950.1%
2
SHARDA ACHAR
Janata
25,34447.8%
3
ADDY SALDANHA
INC
8851.7%
4
U. K. SRINIVASA
IND
2160.4%

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 (12th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.3% · max 15.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
12th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
218th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.1%JNP 47.8%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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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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