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Winner — 1978
M.NAGAPPA MUKAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 57.7%JNP 26.7%2 others 15.7%
Votes
27,932
57.7% share
Winning margin
15,008
31.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.4%
of 80,148
Kanakagiri is a safe seat — M.NAGAPPA MUKAPPA won by 31.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.NAGAPPA MUKAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 27,932 | 57.7% |
| 2 | MARIYAPPA DODDABASAPPA BHATADA | Janata | 12,924 | 26.7% |
| 3 | BASAVANT RAO BASANAGOUNDA | INC | 4,755 | 9.8% |
| 4 | BHEEMANAGOUNDA RAYANAGOUNDA | RPK | 2,826 | 5.8% |
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 (138th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.2% · max 62.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
138th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
146th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 57.7%JNP 26.7%INC 9.8%RPK 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,77,331
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,498 km²
SC population20.3%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 17.0%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity80.6%
Sanitation18.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated71.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate66.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel60.6%
Health insurance21.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Implements🏺Resin
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