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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1978

Basavakalyan

Winner — 1978

BAPU RAO HULSOORKER
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 46.0%JNP 36.4%4 others 17.6%
Votes
23,827
46.0% share
Winning margin
4,959
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.6%
of 87,022

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAPU RAO HULSOORKER
INC(I)
INC
23,82746.0%
2
TAJUDDIN NAWAZBHAI
Janata
18,86836.4%
3
SIDDAPPA KHELGI
INC
4,6298.9%
4
BAMMAREDDY HANMANTH REDDY
IND
3,4976.8%
5
NAGANNA HALSHETTY
IND
6061.2%
6
MANIKAPPA SIDDALINGAPPA
IND
4180.8%

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 (114th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.7% · max 21.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
114th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.65
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
19th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.0%JNP 36.4%INC 8.9%IND 6.8%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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