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Winner — 1978
PATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUDA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 56.3%JNP 39.7%2 others 4.0%
Votes
31,839
56.3% share
Winning margin
9,387
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.9%
of 76,524
Sankeshwar is a safe seat — PATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUDA won by 16.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUDA |  INC(I)INC | 31,839 | 56.3% |
| 2 | KHOT LAKHAMAPPA KALLAPPA | Janata | 22,452 | 39.7% |
| 3 | MALDAR D.H. | INC | 1,989 | 3.5% |
| 4 | HALDEVARAMATH SIDABASAYYA SHIVAPUTRA | IND | 291 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (180th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.7% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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180th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
87th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 56.3%JNP 39.7%OTH 4.0%
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?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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