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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1978Reserved (SC)

Gurmitkal

Winner — 1978

MALLIKARAJUN KHARGE
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 65.0%JNP 29.5%3 others 5.5%
Votes
30,380
65.0% share
Winning margin
16,599
35.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.7%
of 76,953

Gurmitkal is a safe seat — MALLIKARAJUN KHARGE won by 35.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MALLIKARAJUN KHARGE
INC(I)
INC
30,38065.0%
2
G.MAHADEVAPPA TAMANNA
Janata
13,78129.5%
3
MALLANNA RAMANNA
INC
1,5223.3%
4
MOORTHEPPA HANUMANTHAPPA
IND
6031.3%
5
KHANDE RAO NARSING RAO
IND
4581.0%

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 (126th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.7% · min 1.8% · max 66.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
126th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
58th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 65.0%JNP 29.5%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

9 locations
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Inscription of Sadashivadevaraya of Vijaynagar in Mallikarjun temple

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Inscription of Sadashivadevaraya of Vijaynagar in Mallikarjun temple

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Ratta inscription at the water fall near Somesvara temple (Saka 902)

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Ratta inscription at the water fall near Somesvara temple (Saka 902)

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Ratta inscription dtd Saka 971 and 101 and a fragment of another dtd Saka 970 in the temple of…

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Ratta inscription dtd Saka 971 and 101 and a fragment of another dtd Saka 970 in the temple of Ankusesvara

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Two Ratha inscription of Cheiftains one of which is dtd Saka 1086 in ancient Siva Temple.

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Two Ratha inscription of Cheiftains one of which is dtd Saka 1086 in ancient Siva Temple.

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Two inscription in the ancient Jaina Temple (Saka 797 and 92)

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Two inscription in the ancient Jaina Temple (Saka 797 and 92)

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Western Chalukyan Inscription (Saka 1015) in the temple of Banashankari.

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Western Chalukyan Inscription (Saka 1015) in the temple of Banashankari.

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Western Chalukyan inscription (Saka 992, Fragmentry) in the Virabhadradeva Temple

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Western Chalukyan inscription (Saka 992, Fragmentry) in the Virabhadradeva Temple

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