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Winner — 1978
SUDHENDRA RAO KASBE
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 50.2%JNP 31.1%2 others 18.7%
Votes
19,301
50.2% share
Winning margin
7,344
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.5%
of 76,099
Kalmala is a safe seat — SUDHENDRA RAO KASBE won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHENDRA RAO KASBE |  INC(I)INC | 19,301 | 50.2% |
| 2 | MUNIYAPPA MUDDANNA | Janata | 11,957 | 31.1% |
| 3 | DOD GAGAPPA EASHWARAPPA | INC | 6,546 | 17.0% |
| 4 | DEVENDRAPPA RAYAPPA | IND | 666 | 1.7% |
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 (102nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.4% · min 0.3% · max 19.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
102nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
91st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.2%JNP 31.1%INC 17.0%OTH 1.7%
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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.