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Winner — 1978
K. GUDUSAHEB
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 53.9%JNP 41.4%4 others 4.7%
Votes
34,855
53.9% share
Winning margin
8,101
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,01,659
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. GUDUSAHEB |  INC(I)INC | 34,855 | 53.9% |
| 2 | G. SHANKARA GOUD | Janata | 26,754 | 41.4% |
| 3 | B. RANGAPPA | INC | 1,357 | 2.1% |
| 4 | N. THIMMA REDDY | IND | 794 | 1.2% |
| 5 | M. RATNAVELU | IND | 738 | 1.1% |
| 6 | R.M. HULIGAIAH | IND | 143 | 0.2% |
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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.9% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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164th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.68
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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31st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.9%JNP 41.4%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.