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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 201 · 1978

Arabhavi

Winner — 1978

KOUJALGI VEERANNA SHIVALINGAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.4%INC 24.6%3 others 20.0%
Votes
31,462
55.4% share
Winning margin
17,498
30.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.4%
of 84,183

Arabhavi is a safe seat — KOUJALGI VEERANNA SHIVALINGAPPA won by 30.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KOUJALGI VEERANNA SHIVALINGAPPA
INC(I)
INC
31,46255.4%
2
PATIL VASANTRAO LAKHAGOUDA
INC
13,96424.6%
3
PUJERI NINGAYYA SANGAYYA
Janata
10,21318.0%
4
HOSAMATH PANCHAXARI SHIVABASAYYA
IND
7661.4%
5
SUNADHOLI PRALHAD MADWACHARYA
IND
3720.7%

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 (127th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
30.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 3.5% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
127th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
147th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.4%INC 24.6%JNP 18.0%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

8 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Seventeen Jaina tombs at Mudabidri

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Seventeen Jaina tombs at Mudabidri

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Seventeen Jaina tombs at Mudabidri

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Seventeen Jaina tombs at Mudabidri

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Seventeen Jaina tombs at Mudabidri

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Seventeen Jaina tombs at Mudabidri

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Seventeen Jaina tombs at Mudabidri

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Seventeen Jaina tombs at Mudabidri

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Stambha in Front of the Kotakeri Jaina Basti

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Stambha in Front of the Kotakeri Jaina Basti

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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