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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1978

Rajajinagar

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Winner — 1978

MALLUR ANANDA RAO
JNP· Janata
JNP 52.6%INC(I) 31.0%10 others 16.4%
Votes
42,693
52.6% share
Winning margin
17,520
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.7%
of 1,23,512

Rajajinagar is a safe seat — MALLUR ANANDA RAO won by 21.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MALLUR ANANDA RAO
JNP
Janata
42,69352.6%
2
B.C. SOMASEKHAR
INC(I)
INC
25,17331.0%
3
K.LAKKANNA
IND
5,3826.6%
4
M.CHINNAPPA
IND
2,6543.3%
5
MAHADEVA BANAKAR GADIGAPPA
IND
1,4591.8%
6
K.N. SUNDARAPPA
INC
INC
1,3961.7%
7
S.R. RAMACHANDRA RAO
IND
7200.9%
8
K.P. SACHINDRANATH
IND
6790.8%
9
U.S. VENKATARAMAN
IND
3910.5%
10
SHIVANNA
IND
3010.4%
11
E.NARAYANA
IND
1510.2%
12
S. INDIRA DEVI DEVAGANARAJ
IND
1390.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (160th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.3% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
160th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
22nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.6%INC(I) 31.0%IND 6.6%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Chapel of Our Lady of Brotas

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