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Winner — 1978
SAYANAK BALWANT BHIMRAO
IND
IND 57.0%IND 39.7%4 others 3.3%
Votes
39,736
57.0% share
Winning margin
12,016
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
80.3%
of 86,901
Belgaum is a safe seat — SAYANAK BALWANT BHIMRAO won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAYANAK BALWANT BHIMRAO | IND | 39,736 | 57.0% |
| 2 | NAGHNOOR M. N. | IND | 27,720 | 39.7% |
| 3 | MOKASHI ABDULSATTAR MOHAMAD GHOUSE | IND | 942 | 1.4% |
| 4 | K. VIDYASAGAR | IND | 865 | 1.2% |
| 5 | BENACHANNAVAR SADASIVA DEVAPPA | IND | 330 | 0.5% |
| 6 | REDKAR VASUDEO GUNDUPANT | IND | 160 | 0.2% |
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 (41st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 1.0% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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41st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
186th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 57.0%IND 39.7%OTH 3.3%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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