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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1978

Tumkur

Winner — 1978

NAZEER AHMED
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 53.8%JNP 38.9%10 others 7.3%
Votes
34,199
53.8% share
Winning margin
9,466
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.7%
of 87,400

A clear win with a 14.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAZEER AHMED
INC(I)
INC
34,19953.8%
2
MOHAMED GAIBAN KHAN
Janata
24,73338.9%
3
ABDUL SUDHAN K.
INC
1,2672.0%
4
CHIKKAVEERAIAH V.
IND
9481.5%
5
KRISHNAGOWDA S.H.
IND
7801.2%
6
NAZEER BAIG
IND
5220.8%
7
SRINIVIAS MURTHY
IND
3290.5%
8
ABDUL SUBHAN
IND
2080.3%
9
BHEEMAIAH K.
IND
1560.3%
10
MALLI KARJUNAIAH T.S.
IND
1550.2%
11
GANGANNA M.H.
IND
1380.2%
12
CHERIYAN I.P
IND
1230.2%

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 (174th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 1.0% · max 20.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
174th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.58
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
82nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.8%JNP 38.9%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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.

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