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Winner — 1978
M.ABDUL LATHEEF
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 46.8%JNP 46.1%3 others 7.1%
Votes
26,576
46.8% share
Winning margin
394
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.2%
of 76,486
Kolar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 394 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.ABDUL LATHEEF |  INC(I)INC | 26,576 | 46.8% |
| 2 | P.VENKATAGIRIYAPPA | Janata | 26,182 | 46.1% |
| 3 | E.NARAYANA GOWDA | INC | 2,721 | 4.8% |
| 4 | K.N. KAMPAIAH | IND | 842 | 1.5% |
| 5 | M.NANJUNDA GOWDA | IND | 463 | 0.8% |
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.
Low turnout (187th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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187th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
78th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.8%JNP 46.1%OTH 7.1%
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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