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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1978

Yadgir

Winner — 1978

SHARNAPA NAGAPPA KALBURGI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.5%JNP 40.7%2 others 3.7%
Votes
28,309
55.5% share
Winning margin
7,550
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.0%
of 78,406

A clear win with a 14.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHARNAPA NAGAPPA KALBURGI
INC(I)
INC
28,30955.5%
2
VISHWANATHREDDY RACHABNGOUDA
Janata
20,75940.7%
3
CHAMPALAL CHOGALAL JAIN
IND
9881.9%
4
SABBANANGOUDA KARANGOUDA
INC
9201.8%

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.

Average turnout (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 4.1% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
61st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
203rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.5%JNP 40.7%OTH 3.7%

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?

6 locations
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Inscription in the temple of Udachavva of Khandahara or Krishna (Saka 1174)

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Inscription in the temple of Udachavva of Khandahara or Krishna (Saka 1174)

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Inscriptions against the wall of the Panchlingadeva temple of the Yadav king Singhana of Devgiri…

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Inscriptions against the wall of the Panchlingadeva temple of the Yadav king Singhana of Devgiri (Saka 1145)

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Inscriptions on two Pillars of Panchlingesvara temple

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Inscriptions on two Pillars of Panchlingesvara temple

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Panchligesvara Temple

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Panchligesvara Temple

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Vijayanagar inscription of Krishnadevara (Saka 1436) in yellamma temple

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Vijayanagar inscription of Krishnadevara (Saka 1436) in yellamma temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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