Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1978

Kalghatgi

1978 1983 1985 1989 1994 1999 2004 2008 2013 2018 2023

Winner — 1978

PATIL FAKIRAGOUDA SHIVANGOUDA

JNP· Janata

JNP 48.7%INC(I) 36.3%2 others 14.9%

Votes

23,789

48.7% share

Winning margin

6,053

12.4% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

69.3%

of 70,446

A clear win with a 12.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	PATIL FAKIRAGOUDA SHIVANGOUDA	JNP Janata	23,789	48.7%
2	KURAWATTI CHANA - BASAPPA BASAPPA	INC(I) INC	17,736	36.3%
3	PATIL GURUSHANTAGOUDA CHANNAPPAGOUDA	INC INC	6,237	12.8%	DL
4	KHANAGOUDA PARWATHAGAUDE KHANAGOUDA	IND	1,049	2.1%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

marginal

12.4%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 5.6% · min 1.0% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

91%

lowerhigher

2nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.09

fewer partiesmore parties

189th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.2%

lowerhigher

224th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES

JNP 48.7%INC(I) 36.3%INC 12.8%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

9,90,923

Density

431 / km²

Sex ratio

946 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

2,298 km²

SC population21.6%

ST population5.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

90%HINDU

Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water66.8%

Electricity95.3%

Sanitation79.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births100.0%

Children fully vaccinated92.7%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%

Children underweight (under 5)23.8%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%

Women literate83.8%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%

Clean cooking fuel93.6%

Health insurance34.9%

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