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Winner — 1978
K.VENKATARAMAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 51.3%INC 22.3%3 others 26.3%
Votes
30,539
51.3% share
Winning margin
17,254
29.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.0%
of 83,832
Hosadurga is a safe seat — K.VENKATARAMAIAH won by 29.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.VENKATARAMAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 30,539 | 51.3% |
| 2 | K.R.SHIVAPRAKASH | INC | 13,285 | 22.3% |
| 3 | CHANNAIAH ODEYAR | Janata | 11,943 | 20.1% |
| 4 | TAPALAPPA | IND | 2,755 | 4.6% |
| 5 | SIVALINGAPPA | IND | 970 | 1.6% |
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 (179th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.3% · max 29.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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179th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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202nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.3%INC 22.3%JNP 20.1%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,300
Density
313 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,448 km²
SC population23.5%
ST population13.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.7%Muslim 19.7%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.7%
Electricity86.6%
Sanitation23.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance21.4%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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