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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1978

Kunigal

Winner — 1978

ANDANAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 53.3%JNP 39.9%3 others 6.7%
Votes
32,654
53.3% share
Winning margin
8,191
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.9%
of 81,730

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANDANAIAH
INC(I)
INC
32,65453.3%
2
THAMMANNA G.
Janata
24,46339.9%
3
VENKATE GOWDA S.
INC
2,3453.8%
4
RAHAMATHULLAKHAN
IND
1,2862.1%
5
SHESHAPPA K.V.
IND
4980.8%

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 (154th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.0% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
154th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
116th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.3%JNP 39.9%OTH 6.7%

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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