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Winner — 1978
M. MONARAMA MADHWARAJ
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.6%JNP 41.0%3 others 3.4%
Votes
30,899
55.6% share
Winning margin
8,080
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.7%
of 72,476
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. MONARAMA MADHWARAJ |  INC(I)INC | 30,899 | 55.6% |
| 2 | SHRIDHARA M. KALMADY | Janata | 22,819 | 41.0% |
| 3 | B. SOORAPPA HEGDE | INC | 1,123 | 2.0% |
| 4 | YASHODA S. ARUNMUGHAM | IND | 650 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SEVANTHI V. SHETTY | IND | 102 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (142nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.8% · max 34.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
142nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
41st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.6%JNP 41.0%OTH 3.4%
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?
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