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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Shanthinagar
Winner — 1978
RANGANATHAN P.K.
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 40.8%JNP 33.2%5 others 26.1%
Votes
17,851
40.8% share
Winning margin
3,340
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.4%
of 72,452
A clear win with a 7.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANGANATHAN P.K. |  INC(I)INC | 17,851 | 40.8% |
| 2 | GOVINDARAJA P.D. | Janata | 14,511 | 33.1% |
| 3 | KUPPURAJ M.K. | 5,397 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | PANDYAN M. |  ADKAIADMK | 4,105 | 9.4% |
| 5 | KEMPAMMA T. | IND | 943 | 2.1% |
| 6 | DHARMALINGAM A.M. | INC | 855 | 1.9% |
| 7 | ASWATH T.M. | IND | 109 | 0.3% |
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 (125th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.0% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
125th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
77th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 40.8%JNP 33.1%DMK 12.3%ADK 9.4%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.