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Winner — 1978
NAZEER AHMAD SIDDIQUI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 54.5%IND 23.8%4 others 21.6%
Votes
20,619
54.5% share
Winning margin
11,606
30.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.4%
of 76,509
Raichur is a safe seat — NAZEER AHMAD SIDDIQUI won by 30.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAZEER AHMAD SIDDIQUI |  INC(I)INC | 20,619 | 54.5% |
| 2 | V. RAJANNA LAXAYYA | IND | 9,013 | 23.8% |
| 3 | M. BASHEERUDDIN | Janata | 6,866 | 18.2% |
| 4 | KAZI ABDUL RAUF ABDUL GAFFAR | INC | 478 | 1.3% |
| 5 | PARIKHITRAJ GURURAO | IND | 438 | 1.2% |
| 6 | DONY M. LOBO | IND | 387 | 1.0% |
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 (140th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.8% · max 32.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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140th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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122nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.5%IND 23.8%JNP 18.2%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,89,752
Density
288 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,552 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.4%
Electricity84.8%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated78.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.3%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.6%
Health insurance22.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Ilkal SareesGI
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