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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Winner — 1978
T.B.JAYACHANDRA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 52.9%JNP 38.0%4 others 9.1%
Votes
27,645
52.9% share
Winning margin
7,812
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.1%
of 72,398
A clear win with a 15.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.B.JAYACHANDRA |  INC(I)INC | 27,645 | 52.9% |
| 2 | B.GANGANNA | Janata | 19,833 | 38.0% |
| 3 | C.J. MUKKANNAPPA | INC | 2,918 | 5.6% |
| 4 | D.M. RAMACHANDRA SETTY | IND | 662 | 1.3% |
| 5 | B.P. GANGANNA | IND | 584 | 1.1% |
| 6 | M.D. MAHALINGAIAH | IND | 584 | 1.1% |
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 (133rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.8% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
133rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
62nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 52.9%JNP 38.0%INC 5.6%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,28,812
Density
228 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,442 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.7%Muslim 14.1%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.1%
Electricity87.5%
Sanitation20.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel64.9%
Health insurance17.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton and cotton based products🏺Pharma
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.