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Winner — 1978
B. RAMAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 59.8%JNP 35.3%1 others 4.9%
Votes
34,716
59.8% share
Winning margin
14,258
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.8%
of 75,545
Sringeri is a safe seat — B. RAMAIAH won by 24.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. RAMAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 34,716 | 59.8% |
| 2 | H. V. SRIKANTA BHATTA | Janata | 20,458 | 35.3% |
| 3 | K. N. VEERAPPA GOWDA | INC | 2,845 | 4.9% |
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.
Low turnout (202nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.1% · max 24.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
202nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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70th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 59.8%JNP 35.3%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
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