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Winner — 1978
J. H. PATEL
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.0%INC(I) 32.1%2 others 18.9%
Votes
30,227
49.0% share
Winning margin
10,401
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.3%
of 79,842
Channagiri is a safe seat — J. H. PATEL won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. H. PATEL | Janata | 30,227 | 49.0% |
| 2 | ABDUL HAMEED KHAN |  INC(I)INC | 19,826 | 32.1% |
| 3 | N. G. HALAPPA | INC | 10,570 | 17.1% |
| 4 | UMMAR KHAN | IND | 1,120 | 1.8% |
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 (210th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 4.2% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
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210th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
28th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.0%INC(I) 32.1%INC 17.1%OTH 1.8%
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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