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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Gokak
Winner — 1978
NAIL LAXMAN SIDDAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 61.6%JNP 27.4%1 others 11.0%
Votes
31,447
61.6% share
Winning margin
17,467
34.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.6%
of 79,043
Gokak is a safe seat — NAIL LAXMAN SIDDAPPA won by 34.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAIL LAXMAN SIDDAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 31,447 | 61.6% |
| 2 | KATTIMANI CHANDAPPA JAMPANNA | Janata | 13,980 | 27.4% |
| 3 | GUDDAKAYU CHANDRASEKHAR TAMANNA | INC | 5,625 | 11.0% |
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 (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 5.7% · max 56.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
65th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
168th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 61.6%JNP 27.4%INC 11.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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