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Winner — 1978
S.GOVINDA GOWDA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.8%JNP 40.6%7 others 3.6%
Votes
36,000
55.8% share
Winning margin
9,761
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.1%
of 79,627
Vemgal is a safe seat — S.GOVINDA GOWDA won by 15.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.GOVINDA GOWDA |  INC(I)INC | 36,000 | 55.8% |
| 2 | C.BYRE GOWDA | Janata | 26,239 | 40.6% |
| 3 | T.NARAYANAPPA | IND | 890 | 1.4% |
| 4 | G.H.SRIRAMMA REDDY | INC | 544 | 0.8% |
| 5 | H.C. ANJAPPA | IND | 427 | 0.7% |
| 6 | C, ANJAPPA | IND | 142 | 0.2% |
| 7 | P. MUDDAIAH | IND | 132 | 0.2% |
| 8 | L.K. ASWATHANARAYANA SETTY | IND | 112 | 0.2% |
| 9 | T.C. MUNIVEERAPPA | IND | 78 | 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.
Low turnout (185th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.1% · min 6.8% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
185th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
24th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.8%JNP 40.6%OTH 3.6%
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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