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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Bethamangala
Winner — 1978
C.VENKATESHAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 53.3%JNP 27.1%4 others 19.6%
Votes
27,715
53.3% share
Winning margin
13,617
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.8%
of 85,555
Bethamangala is a safe seat — C.VENKATESHAPPA won by 26.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.VENKATESHAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 27,715 | 53.3% |
| 2 | T.CHANNAIAH | Janata | 14,098 | 27.1% |
| 3 | M.NARAYANA | INC | 7,554 | 14.5% |
| 4 | RAMPPA | IND | 1,168 | 2.3% |
| 5 | V.BHIMANNA | IND | 818 | 1.6% |
| 6 | W.MUNIYAPPA | IND | 663 | 1.3% |
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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.2% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
163rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
142nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.3%JNP 27.1%INC 14.5%OTH 5.1%
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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