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Winner — 1978
S.LINGAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 54.9%JNP 38.7%1 others 6.4%
Votes
32,270
54.9% share
Winning margin
9,495
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.0%
of 77,328
Sira is a safe seat — S.LINGAIAH won by 16.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.LINGAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 32,270 | 54.9% |
| 2 | P.MUDLEGOWDA | Janata | 22,775 | 38.7% |
| 3 | M.MADDANNA | INC | 3,738 | 6.4% |
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 (155th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.1% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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155th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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219th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.9%JNP 38.7%INC 6.4%
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?
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