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Winner — 1978
S. BANGARAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 60.4%JNP 18.9%4 others 20.7%
Votes
32,426
60.4% share
Winning margin
22,295
41.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
77.6%
of 69,207
Sorab is a safe seat — S. BANGARAPPA won by 41.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. BANGARAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 32,426 | 60.4% |
| 2 | S. NAGAPPA | Janata | 10,131 | 18.9% |
| 3 | P. CHENNAVERAPPA GOWDA | INC | 8,965 | 16.7% |
| 4 | N. S. CHANDRASEKHARA | IND | 1,741 | 3.2% |
| 5 | T. NAGESHAPPA | IND | 280 | 0.5% |
| 6 | C. P. LINGARAJAPPA GOWDA | IND | 144 | 0.3% |
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 (216th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 7.2% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
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216th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
42nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.4%JNP 18.9%INC 16.7%OTH 4.0%
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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