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Winner — 1978
BALEKUNDARGI RAMLINGAPPA CHANABASAPPA
INC· INC
INC 40.5%INC(I) 38.0%3 others 21.4%
Votes
22,110
40.5% share
Winning margin
1,346
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.7%
of 73,020
A closely fought contest. BALEKUNDARGI RAMLINGAPPA CHANABASAPPA won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALEKUNDARGI RAMLINGAPPA CHANABASAPPA | INC | 22,110 | 40.5% |
| 2 | DODDAGOUDAR BASAVANTRAY BASALINGAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 20,764 | 38.0% |
| 3 | BASAVENNEPPA DUNDAPPA METGUD | Janata | 10,219 | 18.7% |
| 4 | PATIL KALLANAGOUDA HANAMANTGOUDA | IND | 850 | 1.6% |
| 5 | YETTINAMANI BASAPPA KALINGAPPA | IND | 634 | 1.2% |
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.
High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 2.4% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
22nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
210th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.5%INC(I) 38.0%JNP 18.7%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,76,421
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,814 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.5%
Electricity93.3%
Sanitation39.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel86.1%
Health insurance36.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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