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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1978

Harihar

Winner — 1978

P.BASAVANA GOWDA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.4%JNP 39.8%2 others 4.8%
Votes
36,644
55.4% share
Winning margin
10,285
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.4%
of 90,171

Harihar is a safe seat — P.BASAVANA GOWDA won by 15.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.BASAVANA GOWDA
INC(I)
INC
36,64455.4%
2
H.SHIVAPPA
Janata
26,35939.8%
3
G.H. TEKOJI RAO
INC
2,5883.9%
4
B. GURULINGAPPA
IND
5810.9%

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.

Low turnout (186th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.5% · max 25.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
186th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
144th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.4%JNP 39.8%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cement🏺Shahabad stones🏺Toor Daal
🏛️

Ancient excavated site remains of Buddhist stupa

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient excavated site remains of Buddhist stupa

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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