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Winner — 1978
J.M.REDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 34.9%JNP 28.0%7 others 37.1%
Votes
22,300
34.9% share
Winning margin
4,429
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.8%
of 85,287
A clear win with a 6.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.M.REDDY |  INC(I)INC | 22,300 | 34.9% |
| 2 | BEERE GOWDA | Janata | 17,871 | 28.0% |
| 3 | M.V.VENKATAPPA | INC | 11,489 | 18.0% |
| 4 | R.VENKATARAMAIAN | IND | 11,475 | 18.0% |
| 5 | T.M.NARAYANAPPA | IND | 325 | 0.5% |
| 6 | B.SAAMIULLA | IND | 183 | 0.3% |
| 7 | G.M.NARAYANAPPA | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 8 | K.ASWATHANARAYANA GOWDA | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 9 | M.V. SUBRAMANAYAM | IND | 47 | 0.1% |
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 (48th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.4% · max 32.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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48th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
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58th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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108th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 34.9%JNP 28.0%INC 18.0%IND 18.0%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
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