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Winner — 1978
BAKSHI SAYYAD HABIBUDDIN SHAMANASAHEB
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.4%INC(I) 31.4%5 others 19.2%
Votes
26,191
49.4% share
Winning margin
9,528
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.0%
of 85,453
Bijapur is a safe seat — BAKSHI SAYYAD HABIBUDDIN SHAMANASAHEB won by 18.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAKSHI SAYYAD HABIBUDDIN SHAMANASAHEB | Janata | 26,191 | 49.4% |
| 2 | TATHOD KHUBASING TEJU |  INC(I)INC | 16,663 | 31.4% |
| 3 | JAGITDAR SAYYAD AMINPEER SAYYAD MAINODDIN | IND | 8,404 | 15.8% |
| 4 | PATIL PAYAPPA SHIVAPPA | INC | 1,053 | 2.0% |
| 5 | BIDARI CHANNABASAPPA SAYABANNA | IND | 446 | 0.8% |
| 6 | VIJAYKUMAR PREMASING RATHOD | IND | 208 | 0.4% |
| 7 | AKKI SANGANABASAPPA DUNDAPPA | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
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 (77th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.3% · max 19.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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77th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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208th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.4%INC(I) 31.4%IND 15.8%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,20,791
Density
181 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,648 km²
SC population25.4%
ST population11.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Other 7.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.7%
Electricity86.9%
Sanitation23.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel89.0%
Health insurance34.4%
What's nearby?
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