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Winner — 1978
MAHAJANSHETTI SHIVOYOGI SHIVALIGAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 52.8%JNP 40.5%2 others 6.6%
Votes
25,471
52.8% share
Winning margin
5,924
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.7%
of 69,150
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAJANSHETTI SHIVOYOGI SHIVALIGAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 25,471 | 52.8% |
| 2 | NULI VIRUPAXAPPA BASAPPA | Janata | 19,547 | 40.5% |
| 3 | SOLLAPURE APPANN NEMANNA | INC | 2,559 | 5.3% |
| 4 | KOTABAGI KEMPANNA BALAPPA | IND | 643 | 1.3% |
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 (152nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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152nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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103rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 52.8%JNP 40.5%INC 5.3%OTH 1.3%
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?
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