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Winner — 1978
ANANDA KUNDA HEGDE
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 49.3%JNP 44.4%2 others 6.3%
Votes
29,021
49.3% share
Winning margin
2,863
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.6%
of 79,972
A closely fought contest. ANANDA KUNDA HEGDE won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANANDA KUNDA HEGDE |  INC(I)INC | 29,021 | 49.3% |
| 2 | V. S. ACHARYA | Janata | 26,158 | 44.4% |
| 3 | B. KUSHALA SHETTY | INC | 1,899 | 3.2% |
| 4 | NADUR SEETHARAMA | IND | 1,807 | 3.1% |
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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 1.7% · max 20.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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105th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
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101st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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86th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.3%JNP 44.4%OTH 6.3%
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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