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Winner — 1978
K.H.RAMAKRISHNAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 39.3%JNP 35.0%2 others 25.7%
Votes
23,270
39.3% share
Winning margin
2,523
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.9%
of 74,209
A closely fought contest. K.H.RAMAKRISHNAIAH won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.H.RAMAKRISHNAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 23,270 | 39.3% |
| 2 | D.M. NANJAPPA | Janata | 20,747 | 35.0% |
| 3 | B.BHYRAPPAJI | INC | 14,550 | 24.6% |
| 4 | K.N.N.MURTHY | IND | 698 | 1.2% |
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 (98th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 2.3% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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98th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
47th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 39.3%JNP 35.0%INC 24.6%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,89,920
Density
250 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,570 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population11.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.1%
Electricity86.0%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.8%
Women literate59.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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