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Winner — 1978
NAGAMMA C. KESHAVAMURTY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 47.0%JNP 37.5%3 others 15.4%
Votes
28,277
47.0% share
Winning margin
5,721
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.1%
of 85,707
A clear win with a 9.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAGAMMA C. KESHAVAMURTY |  INC(I)INC | 28,277 | 47.0% |
| 2 | K.G. MAHESWARAPPA | Janata | 22,556 | 37.5% |
| 3 | M. MUDEGOWDAPPA | INC | 8,528 | 14.2% |
| 4 | ORKARAPPA | IND | 514 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SHAKAR THIPPANNA | IND | 238 | 0.4% |
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 (150th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.6% · max 26.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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150th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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100th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.0%JNP 37.5%INC 14.2%OTH 1.3%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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