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Winner — 1978
H. M. MALLIKARJUNAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 48.4%JNP 36.2%1 others 15.4%
Votes
30,016
48.4% share
Winning margin
7,538
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.9%
of 80,691
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. M. MALLIKARJUNAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 30,016 | 48.4% |
| 2 | H. R. BASAVARAJU | Janata | 22,478 | 36.2% |
| 3 | D. L. MALLAIAH | INC | 9,538 | 15.4% |
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.
Low turnout (207th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 0.6% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
207th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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1st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.4%JNP 36.2%INC 15.4%
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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