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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

A.LAKSHMISAGAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 43.2%INC(I) 32.8%13 others 24.1%
Votes
19,459
43.2% share
Winning margin
4,703
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
63.5%
of 70,907

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.LAKSHMISAGAR
Janata
19,45943.2%
2
M.V.THIWARY
INC(I)
INC
14,75632.8%
3
N.DASAPPA
IND
5,46212.1%
4
GNANAMBA VATAL NAGARAJ
IND
2,7736.2%
5
R.SHANKAR
INC
7101.6%
6
G.NARAYANA KUMAR
IND
4721.1%
7
G.RANGASWAMY
IND
2470.6%
8
ABDUL KHUDUS
IND
2220.5%
9
B.T. RAMCHANDRA
IND
2130.5%
10
R.ESWARAIAH
IND
1870.4%
11
RAMU
IND
1560.3%
12
MUNIANJAPPA
IND
1290.3%
13
B.S. CHANDRASEKHARA
IND
1150.3%
14
S.P. BIKKAM CHAND
IND
820.2%
15
M.P. JAYARAJ
IND
690.1%

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.

Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.8% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
104th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
93rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 43.2%INC(I) 32.8%IND 12.1%IND 6.2%OTH 5.8%

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?

20 locations
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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