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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1978

Jayanagar

Winner — 1978

CHANDRASHEKAR M.
JNP· Janata
JNP 56.6%INC(I) 28.8%12 others 14.6%
Votes
35,209
56.6% share
Winning margin
17,268
27.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,01,779

Jayanagar is a safe seat — CHANDRASHEKAR M. won by 27.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRASHEKAR M.
Janata
35,20956.6%
2
SATHYANARAYANA M.S.
INC(I)
INC
17,94128.8%
3
GOVINDASWAMY M.T
IND
3,7006.0%
4
JAYARAJ M.P.
IND
1,4712.4%
5
GUNDU RAO M.C
INC
1,1841.9%
6
ATHIK AHMED H.R
IND
6221.0%
7
BAKTHATCHALA
IND
6051.0%
8
SHIVAIAH K.
IND
3810.6%
9
SYED A.K.
IND
3610.6%
10
SHIVARAM
IND
2440.4%
11
BASAVARAJ
IND
2130.3%
12
RAMA BHATTA G.
IND
1380.2%
13
VASANTHA KUMAR A.R.
IND
1030.2%
14
MYSORE GIRISH
IND
460.1%

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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.9% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
82nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
88th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.6%INC(I) 28.8%IND 6.0%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,97,668
Density
331 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,823 km²
SC population13.8%
ST population8.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.1%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.2%
Children fully vaccinated95.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate71.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Nagareswar temple of Aravattu Kambadagudi

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