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Winner — 1978
M. MALLAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 46.6%JNP 45.7%2 others 7.7%
Votes
24,078
46.6% share
Winning margin
487
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.7%
of 70,098
Birur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 487 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. MALLAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 24,078 | 46.6% |
| 2 | N. K. HUCHAPPA | Janata | 23,591 | 45.6% |
| 3 | K. S. MALLOKAJUNAPRASANNA | INC | 3,394 | 6.6% |
| 4 | U. S. SHIVALINGAMURTHY | IND | 610 | 1.2% |
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.
Low turnout (221st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.9% · max 22.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
50%
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221st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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39th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.6%JNP 45.6%INC 6.6%OTH 1.2%
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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