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Winner — 1978
P.N.REDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 45.4%JNP 28.5%5 others 26.1%
Votes
23,656
45.4% share
Winning margin
8,790
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.1%
of 71,318
Malur is a safe seat — P.N.REDDY won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.N.REDDY |  INC(I)INC | 23,656 | 45.4% |
| 2 | LAKSHMIDEVI RAMANNA | Janata | 14,866 | 28.5% |
| 3 | A.V.MUNISWAMY | INC | 12,282 | 23.6% |
| 4 | K.N. NANJUNDA RAO | IND | 838 | 1.6% |
| 5 | C.B.VENKATARAME GOWDA | IND | 255 | 0.5% |
| 6 | JAGANNATHA SETTY | IND | 146 | 0.3% |
| 7 | A.E. SAMPANGI BHOVI | IND | 98 | 0.2% |
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 (57th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 3.8% · max 34.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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57th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
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174th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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92nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.4%JNP 28.5%INC 23.6%OTH 2.6%
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?
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