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Winner — 1978
ANASUYA GAJANAN SHARMA
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.6%INC(I) 36.1%1 others 8.3%
Votes
27,897
55.6% share
Winning margin
9,797
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
70.1%
of 71,559
Ankola is a safe seat — ANASUYA GAJANAN SHARMA won by 19.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANASUYA GAJANAN SHARMA | Janata | 27,897 | 55.6% |
| 2 | NAIK RAMACHANDRA VASUDEV |  INC(I)INC | 18,100 | 36.1% |
| 3 | SHRIPAD R. HEGDE KADVE | INC | 4,173 | 8.3% |
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 (205th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 5.5% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
205th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
6th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.6%INC(I) 36.1%INC 8.3%
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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