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Winner — 1978
RAJA KUMAR NAIK
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 52.0%JNP 36.9%1 others 11.2%
Votes
23,201
52.0% share
Winning margin
6,740
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.5%
of 83,457
Shorapur is a safe seat — RAJA KUMAR NAIK won by 15.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA KUMAR NAIK |  INC(I)INC | 23,201 | 52.0% |
| 2 | RAJA PID NAIK | Janata | 16,461 | 36.9% |
| 3 | SHIVAPPA BASAPPA | INC | 4,992 | 11.2% |
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 (120th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 2.1% · max 30.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
120th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
125th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 52.0%JNP 36.9%INC 11.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,89,752
Density
288 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,552 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.4%
Electricity84.8%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated78.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.3%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.6%
Health insurance22.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.