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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Kolar Gold Fields
Winner — 1978
C.M.ARUMUGHAM
RPI 47.5%JNP 29.9%4 others 22.6%
Votes
21,920
47.5% share
Winning margin
8,136
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.6%
of 66,264
Kolar Gold Fields is a safe seat — C.M.ARUMUGHAM won by 17.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.M.ARUMUGHAM | 21,920 | 47.5% | |
| 2 | S.RAJAGOPAL | Janata | 13,784 | 29.9% |
| 3 | T.S. MANI | Left | 7,389 | 16.0% |
| 4 | S.THINAKARAN | INC | 1,742 | 3.8% |
| 5 | R.NARAYAN | IND | 1,115 | 2.4% |
| 6 | M.G.KRISHNAN | IND | 187 | 0.4% |
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 (123rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
44th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RPI 47.5%JNP 29.9%CPM 16.0%OTH 6.6%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.